Shireen Mahdavi

For God, Mammon, And Country

A Nineteenth-century Persian Merchant, Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-zarb

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an account of the life and times of Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin al-Zarb, the most prominent nineteenth-century Iranian merchant and Iran's first major entrepreneur. It is an interesting work illuminating Iran's path to modernity, economic and religious themes in the process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780367315795
• ISBN-10: 0367315793
• Artikelnr.: 57497302

Autorenporträt

Shireen Mahdavi

Inhaltsangabe

A Note on Transliteration and Translation
Preface
Introduction
The Beginning
Early Years in Tehran
Period of Growth
The Successful Entrepreneur
Political and Industrial Activities
The Railway Quest and the European Trip
Years of Triumph and Reversal
Last Years
Conclusion
Memento of a Life
Amin Al
Zarb's Testament to His Son
Household Expenditures
Chronologies
Lines of Descent
Who's Who
A Note on Sources