For God, Mammon, And Country: A Nineteenth-century Persian Merchant, Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-zarb...

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Shireen Mahdavi

For God, Mammon, And Country

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

Shireen Mahdavi

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English

Routledge
31 July 2019

Regional studies

This book is the first major account of the life and times of a merchant in nineteenth-century Iran or in the Middle East. Haj Muhammad Amin al-Zarb (1834?1898) rose from humble beginnings to become one of Iran's wealthiest and most prominent merchants. He built up his wealth as a money changer, a trader in textiles, precious stones, opium, carpets

By: Shireen Mahdavi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 734g
ISBN: 9780367315795
ISBN 10: 0367315793
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 31 July 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Shireen Mahdavi