The Fertile Crescent, 1800-1914 : A Documentary Economic History.
Charles. Issawi
Bok Engelsk 1988 · Electronic books.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- I: The Fertile Crescent in the Middle Eastern Economy -- II: General and Social Developments -- Syria -- 1. Syria under Egyptian Rule, 1831-1840 -- 2. The Costs of Civil Strife, 1845-1860 -- 3. Peasant Uprisings in Lebanon, 1840s-1850s -- 4. Cholera, 1865 -- 5. Education in Lebanon, 1869 -- 6. Working-Class Conditions, 1838, 1873 -- 7. Problems of Development of Syria, 1878 -- 8. Tribes in the Syrian Desert, 1880 -- 9. Sanjaq of Dayr al-Zur, 1881 -- 10. Agriculture and Industry in Hama Region, 1883 -- 11. Education in Syria, 1885 -- 12. Syrian Emigrants to America, 1904 -- 13. Report on the Vilayet of Aleppo, 1890 -- 14. Agriculture and Textiles of Damascus, 1879 -- 15. Lebanon, 1900 -- 16. Mutasarriflik of Hama, 1911 -- 17. Tourism in Lebanon, 1914 -- 18. Economic and Social Innovations in Aleppo, 1853-1914 -- 19. Men's Daily Wages in Syria, 1820-1915 -- 20. Gross Value of Production in Syria, 1913 -- Iraq -- 21. Mosul, 1750-1800 -- 22. Iraq in 1800 -- 23. Plagues in Iraq, 1689-1877 -- 24. Plagues and Floods in Baghdad, 1822 and 1831 -- 25. Flood of Tigris at Baghdad, 1840-1907 -- 26. Piracy on the Euphrates, Disturbances at Basra, 1820 -- 27. Iraq under Dawud Pasha, 1817-1831 -- 28. Request for Physician and Arms in Baghdad, Introduction of Vaccination, 1824 -- 29. Pashalik of Baghdad, 1851 -- 30. Conditions along Proposed Telegraph Route, 1856 -- 31. Midhat Pasha's Projected Reforms, 1869 -- 32. Midhat Pasha's Reforms, 1869-1872 -- 33. Economy of Mosul, 1884 -- 34. Floods in Iraq, 1894 -- 35. Baghdad in 1908 -- III: Trade -- Syria -- 1. Trade of Alexandretta (Aleppo) -- 2. Trade of Beirut -- 3. Trade of Damascus -- 4. Trade of Jaffa -- 5. Trade of Aleppo, 18th century -- 6. Trade of Damascus, 1825 -- 7. Emergence of Beirut, 1827 -- 8. Trade of Beirut, 1838.. - 1. Price of Wheat in Syria, 1756-1913 -- 2. Prices of Foodstuffs in Syria, 1756-1912 -- 3. Money Market in Aleppo, 1801 -- 4. Cost of Living in Lebanon, 1820-1840 -- 5. Government Revenue and Expenditure, 1841 -- 6. Fiscal Policy and the 1838 Anglo-Turkish Commercial Convention -- 7. Revenues and Tithes of Syrian Provinces, 1833-1914 -- 8. Finances of Aleppo, 1858 -- 9. Finances of Damascus, 1858 -- 10. Finances of Beirut, 1858 -- 11. Debt in Gaza, 1850 -- 12. Tax Revenue of Damascus, 1882-1885 -- 13. Budget of Damascus, 1895-1896 -- 14. Budget of Aleppo, 1902 -- Iraq -- 15. Revenues and Tithes of Iraqi Provinces, 1839-1911 -- 16. Revenues and Economic Conditions in Mosul, 1845 -- 17. Attempt to Control the Price of Grain in Baghdad, 1848 -- 18. Monopolies, Taxes, and Extortion in Baghdad, 1848 -- 19. Duties on Transport and Export of Grain, 1857 -- 20. Tithes in Mosul Province, 1863 -- 21. Abolition of Certain Monopolies, 1863 -- 22. A Conservative and Nationalist Governor, 1866 -- 23. Midhat Pasha's Land Tax Reforms, 1869-1872 -- 24. Currency in Basra, 1892 -- 25. Banking in Baghdad, 1907 -- 26. Tax Collection on Land and Other Sources, 1908 -- 27. Commercial and Financial Practices in Iraq, 1908 -- 28. Price of Grain in Baghdad, 1855-1914 -- 29. Price of Foodstuffs in Iraq, 1855-1865 -- Appendix: Weights and Measures -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Index of Places and Peoples -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- Y -- Z.. - 5. Potential for Agricultural Development in Syria, 1855 -- 6. Silk in Lebanon and Syria, 1852, 1879, 1900 -- 7. Cotton in Aleppo Region, 1864 -- 8. Agriculture, 1871 -- 9. Problems of Agricultural Development, 1878 -- 10. Hauran Wheat, 1897 -- 11. Winemaking in Central Syria, 1898 -- 12. Grain Production of Southern Syria, 1901 -- 13. German Settlements in Palestine, 1902 -- 14. Latakia Region, 1903 -- 15. Two Farms in Palestine, 1905 -- 16. Olives in the Haifa Region, 1910 -- 17. Silk in Lebanon, 1914 -- 18. Trade with the Beduins, 1914 -- 19. Changes in Landownership in the Ghuta of Damascus, 19th and 20th Centuries -- 20. Land Tenure in Syria -- 21. A European-Owned Farm in Palestine, 1869-1923 -- 22. An Early Jewish Settlement: Petah Tikva, 1878-1918 -- Iraq -- 23. Agriculture in Kurdistan, 1820 -- 24. Wool Trade of Iraq, 1860 -- 25. Prospects for Cotton Cultivation, 1863 -- 26. Agriculture in Iraq, 1865 -- 27. Hindiyya Dam, 1888-1890 -- 28. Date Trade in Basra, 1897 -- 29. Irrigation in Iraq, 1907 -- 30. Irrigation Schemes, 1911 -- 31. Irrigation Projects, Iraq, 1914 -- 32. Agricultural Production and Potential, 1919 -- 33. Land Tenure -- VI: Industry -- Syria -- 1. Handicrafts in Lebanon, 1835 -- 2. Weaving Industry in Damascus, 1850, 1863 -- 3. Handicrafts in Aleppo, 1870 -- 4. Innovations in Damascus Weaving, 1850s-1870s -- 5. Effect of Westernization on Crafts and Trades in Damascus, 1891 -- 6. Silk Handlooms in Damascus, 1902 -- 7. Mines in Aleppo Vilayet, 1902 -- Iraq -- 8. Textile Handicrafts in Baghdad, 1842 -- 9. Handicrafts, Industry, and Working-Class Conditions -- 10. Handlooms in Baghdad, 1907 -- 11. Petroleum Production, 1871 -- 12. Oil Showings, 1914 -- 13. Prospects of Petroleum in Baghdad Vilayet, 1918 -- 14. Memorandum on Reported Oilfields of Mesopotamia and Part of Persia, 1918 -- VII: Finance and Public Finance -- Syria.. - 9. British Trade and the Rise of Beirut, 1830-1860 -- 10. Trade and Handicrafts of Aleppo, 1855 -- 11. Trade of Jaffa, 1899 -- Iraq -- 12. Trade of Baghdad -- 13. Trade of Basra -- 14. Trade of Mosul -- 15. Imports and Exports of Bombay with Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf (Red Sea), 1801-1858 -- 16. Trade of Iraq, 1790s -- 17. Indigo Imports, 1801 -- 18. Complaints of Imam of Musqat regarding Basra Customs, 1801 -- 19. Tariffs in Iraq, Aleppo, and Constantinople, 1810 -- 20. Trade of Basra and Baghdad, 1814 -- 21. Trade of Baghdad, 1824 -- 22. Merchandise Trade and Money Transactions of Basra, 1845-1846 -- 23. Slave Trade, Basra, 1847 -- 24. Trade of Mosul, 1858 -- 25. Trade, Shipping, Currency, and Prices in Basra, 1859 -- 26. Value, Quantity, and Price of Main Exports and Imports, 1864-1958 -- IV: Transport -- Syria -- 1. Damascus-Baghdad Caravans, 1847 -- 2. Ports of Syria and Projected Railway to Basra, 1856 -- 3. Steam Navigation along the Syrian Coast, 1859 -- 4. Project for Port of Beirut, 1868 -- 5. Alexandretta-Aleppo-Birejik Road, 1868, 1881 -- 6. Transport Costs, 1883 -- 7. Land Transport in Syria, End of 19th Century -- 8. Hajj Caravan, 1903 -- 9. Alexandretta, Port and Roads, 1899, 1903 -- 10. Navigation on the Euphrates, 1903 -- 11. Hijaz Railway, 1906 -- Iraq -- 12. Gulf Shipping in Bombay, 1804 -- 13. Baghdad-Aleppo and Damascus Caravan, 1850s -- 14. Government Steamers on Tigris, 1904 -- 15. Navigability of Euphrates and Tigris, 1905 -- 16. German Views on Baghdad Railway, 1902 -- 17. Baghdad Railway: British Interests and Views, 1907 -- 18. Shipping in Basra and the Persian Gulf, 1864-1910 -- 19. Means of Transportation in Iraq, 1912 -- 20. Gulf Steamer Services, 1914 -- V: Agriculture -- Syria -- 1. Lebanese Agriculture, 1850s -- 2. Sponge Fishing, 1839 -- 3. Tobacco Cultivation, 1843 -- 4. Sheep Raising, Damascus Region, 1851.. - Issawi's study, the first comprehensive history of the Fertile Crescent during the 19th century, provides an in-depth analysis of the economic life of the region currently encompassing Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and a small part of Turkey.
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