Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World

By Vali Nasr

Categories: History

Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World (2009) by Vali Nasr is a work of political and economic analysis. Nasr argues that a growing middle class of business owners and consumers across the Muslim world, from Turkey and Iran to Pakistan and Dubai, will shape the region's future more than extremists. He examines how commerce and religion interact and how the West might engage with this rising group.

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