The rise of Islamic economic ethic, rationality and capitalism in modern Turkey: the case of Konya

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2002
Demirpolat, Anzavur

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A. Demirpolat, “The rise of Islamic economic ethic, rationality and capitalism in modern Turkey: the case of Konya,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2002.