The Book of Charlatans by Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī

The Book of Charlatans

Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī with Humphrey Davies (Translator), S.A. Chakraborty, Manuela Dengler

528 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics history literary true crime challenging informative medium-paced
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Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle EastThe Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially i...

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