Timur Kuran

Professor at Duke University. Studies economic & political development, Middle East, Islam.

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Category Archives: Czech – Čeština

Op-ed: “The Roots of Middle East Mistrust”

July 8, 20162015-2019, Arabic - العربية, Chinese - 中文, Czech - Čeština, Dutch - Nederlands, Economic development, Economic history, French - Français, German - Deutsch, In the media, Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia, Islam & political development, Islamism, contemporary, Italian - Italiano, Russian - Pусский, Spanish - EspañolTimur Kuran

“The Roots of Middle East Mistrust.” Project Syndicate, July 8, 2016.

  • Arabic translation: جذور  انعدام الثقة في الشرق الأوسط
  • Chinese translation: 中东缺乏信任的根源
  • Czech translation: Kořeny blízkovýchodní nedůvěry
  • Dutch translation: De wortels van het wantrouwen in het Midden-Oosten
  • French translation: Les racines du manque de confiance au Moyen-Orient
  • German translation: Die Wurzeln des Misstrauens im Mittleren Osten
  • Indonesian translation: Asal Mula Ketidakpercayaan di Timur Tengah
  • Italian translation: Dove affondano le radici della diffidenza del Medio Oriente
  • Russian translation: Корни недоверия Ближнего Востока
  • Spanish translation: Las raíces de la desconfianza en Oriente Medio

Contact

Timur Kuran

Professor of Economics & Political Science
Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies
Duke University

213 Social Sciences
Box 90097
Durham, NC 27708

(919) 660-1872
Email: t.kuran@duke.edu
Twitter: @timurkuran

Recent Posts

  • Book: Türkiye’de Postanın Mikrotarihi, 1920-2015 / Microhistory of the Turkish Posts
  • Podcast: “The Portal Episode 4: Timur Kuran: The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception”
  • Working Paper: “Economic Harbingers of Political Modernization: Peaceful Explosion of Rights in Ottoman Istanbul, 1600-1839”
  • Podcast: “Revolutions, Authoritarianism, and Democracy”, The Good Fight with Yacha Mounk
  • Article: “Zakat: Islam’s Missed Opportunity to Limit Predatory Taxation”
  • Interview: “‘Another Road to Serfdom’: Q&A with Timur Kuran”
  • Article: “The Logic of Revolutions: Rational Choice Perspectives.”
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