Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History

by Richard W. Bulliet

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A boom in the production and export of cotton made Iran the richest region of the Islamic caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries. Yet in the eleventh century, Iran's impressive agricultural economy entered a steep decline, bringing the country's primacy to an end.

Richard W. Bulliet advances several provocative theses to explain these hitherto unrecognized historical events. According to Bulliet, the boom in cotton production directly...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231148372

ISBN13:9780231148375

Release Date:July 2011

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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