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This dissertation argues for the existence of a highly commercialized and industrializing economy during the Umayyad period (661–750 C.E.), with unprecedented levels of trade and production localized in cities of Bilād al-Shām (Greater Syria). It also seeks to demonstrate that t…

This dissertation investigates the impact of industrialization on women's lives in a fishing village located on the east coast of Malaysia. The research explores the ways in which Malay women respond to and shape income-earning possibilities in the wake of rapid economic develop…