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For God, Mammon, And Country A Nineteenth-century Persian Merchant, Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-zarb
By Shireen Mahdavi
Copyright 1999
306 Pages
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Routledge
312 Pages
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Routledge
312 Pages
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Routledge
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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, agricultural products, and staple foodstuffs... Read more
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
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Shireen Mahdavi
