Author： Mortel Richard T.
Publisher： Brill
ISSN： 1568-5209
Source： Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, Vol.32, Iss.1-3, 1989-01, pp. : 279-334
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Abstract
The political, social and economic history of western Arabia during the medieval period still remains terra incognita for the great majority of Islamicists, in spite of the intrinsic importance of the subject and the existence of a corpus of first-rate source materials. The goal of this article is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the economic history of Mecca through a detailed study of the available information regarding the prices of cereal grains and other foodstuffs there during the Mamluk period. So that the maximum advantage may be derived from the discussion, it will be preceeded by a short outline of the political history of Mecca during Mamluk times, as well as the salient features of its economy.
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