The birthplace of capitalism : the Middle East

Iraq and Syria bring to mind bombs, terrorism, and human suffering. Still, every time violence ceases in Mosul or Aleppo, bazaars and daily life spring back to life. No wonder. In the Middle East, the first enterprises and early banks evolved already 4 000 years ago. While politics come and go, traditions die hard. In this historical tour de force, Iranian-Kurdish author Dr. Nima Sanandaji tells the long history of free markets in the Middle East, where free market economics and emerged millenials ago. It is a history rich in imagery and learning, and yet, maybe it's most important feature is the lessons it provided for today's world. Could it be that it is to ancient Middle East we must turn in order to recapture the attitudes and social fabric that once made us successful? The Birthplace of Capitalism – the Middle East shows that the road towards peace and freedom in the Middle East is to again embrace free enterprise and international exchange. In the past lies the future.