Fahad Ahmad Bishara: 1 book
A Sea of Debt
Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780–1950
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
In this innovative legal history of economic life in the Western Indian Ocean, Bishara examines the transformations of Islamic law and Islamicate commercial practices during the emergence of modern capitalism in the region. In this time of expanding commercial activity, a mélange of Arab, Indian,...
