TY - GEN N2 - The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive parallels within the contemporary Eurasian context. AB - The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive parallels within the contemporary Eurasian context. T1 - Caliphs and merchants :cities and economies of power in the Near East (700-950) / AU - Bessard, Fanny, ET - First edition. CN - DS38.6 ID - 944551 KW - Economics SN - 9780191889462 TI - Caliphs and merchants :cities and economies of power in the Near East (700-950) / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198855828.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198855828.001.0001 ER -