The Fertile Crescent, 1800-1914
Subtitle: a documentary economic history
By: Charles Issawi [editor].
Contributors: Issawi, Charles Philip.
Series: Studies in Middle Eastern history; Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
Subjects: Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.; Middle East -- History -- 1517-
Description: "This is the first comprehensive history and economic analysis of the Fertile Crescent during the 19th century, a region currently encompassing Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and a small part of Turkey. Presenting 155 carefully selected documents--the majority drawn from British and French archives and here published for the first time, the balance translated from Arabic, French, German, Russian, Hebrew, Italian, and Turkish sources--Issawi provides an in-depth treatment of the economic life of the region, with chapters on social life and organization, trade, transport, agriculture, industry, and public and private finance. Including extensive cross-references that pinpoint the connections between the subjects discussed, the book is an invaluable resource on a historically rich and dynamic region."
Notes: Bibliography: p. 481-493.
Includes indexes.