Smoking, Culture and Economy in the Middle East
Subtitle: The Egyptian Tobacco Market 1850-2000
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: June 11, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781845111373
Subjects: Economic History; Social history; Industries - Manufacturing Industries; Manufacturing Industries (Economic Aspects); Social Stratification; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Middle East; International - Economics; Industries - Agribusiness; Business & Economics / Economics / International; General; Social Classes; Economic aspects; Egypt; History; Smoking; Social aspects; Tobacco industry
First sentence: During the early sixteenth century, the European "age of discoveries" and an increase in international commerce led to the introduction of new staple commodities worldwide.