Book of the Islamic Market Inspector

Auteur: Buckley, Ronald Paul (Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Manchester)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
A fully annotated translation of a manual written in the 12th century AD for the practical use of the Islamic inspector of markets. The manual deals with a variety of professions, and explores ruses and tricks of the trade. The liveliness of description and anecdote and the concern with ordinary people makes for fascinating reading.

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A fully annotated translation of a manual written in the 12th century AD for the practical use of the Islamic inspector of markets. The manual deals with a variety of professions, and explores ruses and tricks of the trade. The liveliness of description and anecdote and the concern with ordinary people makes for fascinating reading.
ISBN / EAN 9780199224340
Auteur Buckley, Ronald Paul (Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Manchester)
Editeur Oxford University Press