The Fertile Crescent, 1800-1914: A Documentary Economic History

By Charles P. Issawi

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195049519
• ISBN13: 9780195049510
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"