The Children of Time : The Aga Khan and the Ismailis

Omtale

From highland peasant farmers in Central Asia to Canadian industrialists the Nizari Ismailis are one of the Muslim world's diverse Shi'a communities. This book, which coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Aga Khan's succession as Imam, assesses the achievements of his 'Imamat' in modernising the communities' institutions.