Background
Issawi, Charles Philip was born on March 15, 1916 in Cairo, Egypt. Son of Elias and Alexandra (Abouchar) Issawi. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957.
( The economic history of the Middle East and North Afric...)
The economic history of the Middle East and North Africa is quite extraordinary. This is an axiomatic statement, but the very nature of the economic changes that have stemmed directly from the effects of oil resources in these areas has tended to obscure longterm patterns of economic change and the fundamental transformation of Middle Eastern and North African economies and societies over the past two hundred years. In this study Professor Issawi examines and explains the development of these economies since 1800, focusing particularly on the challenge posed by the use and subsequent decline of Western economic and political domination and the Middle Eastern response to it. The book beg ins with an analysis of the effects of foreign intervention in the area: the expansion of trade, the development of transport networks, the influx of foreign capital and resulting integration into international commercial and financial networks. It goes on to examine the local response to these external forces: migration within, to and from the region, population growth, urbanization and changes in living standards, shifts in agricultural production and land tenure and the development of an industrial sector. Professor Issawi discusses the crucial effects of the growth of oil and oil-related industries in a separate chapter, and finally assesses the likely gains and losses in this long period for both the countries in the area and the Western powers. He has drawn on long experience and an immense amount of material in surveying the period, and provides a clear and penetrating survey of an extraordinarily complex area.
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(Charles Issawi's collection of essays, Cross-Cultural Enc...)
Charles Issawi's collection of essays, Cross-Cultural Encounters and Conflicts, has been written in the belief that a study of the past encounters and conflicts between the world's major cultures can shed light on their nature and importance. Though the emphasis is on the Middle East, of which Issawi is one of our foremost scholars, the subjects covered here range in scope from the great ancient civilizations to Shelley's passion for the Middle East, from the failures of the Greeks as empire builders to the preeminence of English as an international language today. Other essays examine either the way in which certain cultures were formed, or the effects of the direct control of one culture over another, or cross-cultural perceptions, most notably the dramatic change in the Western perception of the Orient between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In this age of multiculturalism, conflicts between the world's cultures have become a dominant feature of the international landscape. This excellent collection is a much-needed exploration of their historical nature.
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(A selection of essays focusing on the main reasons for th...)
A selection of essays focusing on the main reasons for the economic decline in the Middle East. It discusses climate, geography and religion, with particular emphasis on the military elite, whose contempt for artisans and merchants thwarted positive economic initiatives.
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( The economic history of the Middle East and North Afric...)
The economic history of the Middle East and North Africa is quite extraordinary. This is an axiomatic statement, but the very nature of the economic changes that have stemmed directly from the effects of oil resources in these areas has tended to obscure longterm patterns of economic change and the fundamental transformation of Middle Eastern and North African economies and societies over the past two hundred years. In this study Professor Issawi examines and explains the development of these economies since 1800, focusing particularly on the challenge posed by the use and subsequent decline of Western economic and political domination and the Middle Eastern response to it. The book beg ins with an analysis of the effects of foreign intervention in the area: the expansion of trade, the development of transport networks, the influx of foreign capital and resulting integration into international commercial and financial networks. It goes on to examine the local response to these external forces: migration within, to and from the region, population growth, urbanization and changes in living standards, shifts in agricultural production and land tenure and the development of an industrial sector. Professor Issawi discusses the crucial effects of the growth of oil and oil-related industries in a separate chapter, and finally assesses the likely gains and losses in this long period for both the countries in the area and the Western powers. He has drawn on long experience and an immense amount of material in surveying the period, and provides a clear and penetrating survey of an extraordinarily complex area.
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(This is the first comprehensive history and economic anal...)
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.
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( The economic history of the Middle East and North Afric...)
The economic history of the Middle East and North Africa is quite extraordinary. This is an axiomatic statement, but the very nature of the economic changes that have stemmed directly from the effects of oil resources in these areas has tended to obscure longterm patterns of economic change and the fundamental transformation of Middle Eastern and North African economies and societies over the past two hundred years. In this study Professor Issawi examines and explains the development of these economies since 1800, focusing particularly on the challenge posed by the use and subsequent decline of Western economic and political domination and the Middle Eastern response to it. The book beg ins with an analysis of the effects of foreign intervention in the area: the expansion of trade, the development of transport networks, the influx of foreign capital and resulting integration into international commercial and financial networks. It goes on to examine the local response to these external forces: migration within, to and from the region, population growth, urbanization and changes in living standards, shifts in agricultural production and land tenure and the development of an industrial sector. Professor Issawi discusses the crucial effects of the growth of oil and oil-related industries in a separate chapter, and finally assesses the likely gains and losses in this long period for both the countries in the area and the Western powers. He has drawn on long experience and an immense amount of material in surveying the period, and provides a clear and penetrating survey of an extraordinarily complex area.
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Issawi, Charles Philip was born on March 15, 1916 in Cairo, Egypt. Son of Elias and Alexandra (Abouchar) Issawi. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957.
Bachelor, Magdalen College, Oxford University, England, 1937. Master of Arts, Magdalen College, Oxford University, England, 1944. Doctor of Laws (honorary), American University, Cairo, 1987.
With, Egyptian Ministry of Finance, 1937-1938; chief research, National Bank Egypt, 1938-1943; Adjunct Professor, American U., Beirut, Lebanon, 1943-1947; member Middle East unit, economics department, United Nations Secretariat, 1948-1955; faculty, Columbia University, 1955-1975; professor economics, Columbia University, 1961-1975; director, Columbia University (Near and Middle East Institute), 1962-1964; Bayard Dodge professor Near Eastern studies, Princeton University, 1975-1986. Adjunct Professor economics New York University, 1987-1991. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), 1955, United Nations, 1956, 70.
(Charles Issawi's collection of essays, Cross-Cultural Enc...)
(This is the first comprehensive history and economic anal...)
(This textbook examines, from the perspective of the histo...)
(A selection of essays focusing on the main reasons for th...)
(Format Hardcover Subject Literary Collections Publisher G...)
( The economic history of the Middle East and North Afric...)
( The economic history of the Middle East and North Afric...)
( The economic history of the Middle East and North Afric...)
(Book by Issawi, Charles Philip)
Fellow Middle East Institute (board editors journal 1958-2000). Member Council Foreign Relations, Middle East Studies Association (vice president 1968, president 1973, board editors journal 1970-1978, 90-2000), Economic History Association, Middle East Economic Association (president 1978), American Geography Society (councillor 1981-1985).
Married Janina M. Haftke, July 20, 1946.