Conquests and rents : a political economy of dictatorship and violence in Muslim societies /

"Why do many Muslim-majority societies exhibit dictatorship and violence? It is not due to Islam nor aspects of Muslim culture. Rather, this book argues the institutional legacy of the Muslim conquests and variation in nontax government revenues (rents) explain patterns of dictatorship and viol...

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Main Author:	Ahmed, Faisal (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:	Political economy of institutions and decisions.
Subjects:	Islamic countries > Politics and government. Political violence > Islamic countries. Dictatorship > Islamic countries. Dictatorship. Political violence. Politics and government. Islamic countries.