Modern things on trial : Islam's global and material reformation in the age of Rida, 1865-1935 /

Leor Halevi tells the story of the Islamic trials of technological and commercial innovations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shedding light on culture, commerce, and consumption in Cairo and other colonial cities, Modern Things on Trial is a groundbreaking account of Islam...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Halevi, Leor (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2019
Subjects:
Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā
Islamic modernism.
Muslims > Intellectual life.
Islam and science.
Modernisme islamique.
Musulmans > Vie intellectuelle.
Islam et sciences.
HISTORY > World.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
Civilization
Islam and science
Islamic modernism
Muslims > Intellectual life
Islamic countries > Civilization.
Islamic countries
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Leor Halevi tells the story of the Islamic trials of technological and commercial innovations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shedding light on culture, commerce, and consumption in Cairo and other colonial cities, Modern Things on Trial is a groundbreaking account of Islam's material transformation in a globalizing era
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 367 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780231547970
0231547978

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