Shireen Mahdavi: 1 book
For God, Mammon, And Country
A Nineteenth-century Persian Merchant, Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-zarb
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
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...
