Textile imports into Qajar Iran
Subtitle: Russia versus Great Britain : the battle for market domination
By: by Willem Floor.
Publisher: Mazda Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Costa Mesa, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781568592466
Subjects: Textile industry -- Iran -- History; Imports -- Iran -- History; Iran -- Commerce -- Russia -- History; Russia -- Commerce -- Iran -- History; Iran -- Commerce -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Commerce -- Iran -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Textile imports into Qajar Iran; title: Main import staples, size, and composition of textile imports; title: Russia versus Great Britain; title: The importers; title: What fabrics were imported?; title: End-uses; title: Discussion; title: Lists of imported fabrics in 1848 and 1857; title: Memorandum by consul Keith Abbott on the Russian competition; title: Consul Brant's proposal to conquer the market of Qajar Iran.