Cotton and the Egyptian economy, 1820-1914 : a study in trade and development / by E.R.J. Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Roger, 1935-

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cotton trade--Egypt.

Cotton trade.

Cotton growing--Egypt.

Cotton growing.

Egypt--Economic conditions.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 416 p. )

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1969.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

PART I: COTTON AND THE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY 1805-1879

I. Muhammad 'Ali and the Egyptian Economy 1805-1819

II. The Introduction of Long-staple Cotton, 1820-1837

III. The Return to a Free Market in Agricultural Produce, 1838-1860

IV. The Cotton Boom, 1861-1866

V. The Establishment of Cotton's Dominant Position in the Rural Economy, 1867-1879

VI. Cotton Exports and Egyptian Foreign Trade, 1820-1879

PART II: COTTON AND THE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY 1880-1914

VII. The Production and Export of Cotton

VIII. Development in the Cotton Sector of the Economy

IX. The Growth of the Economy, 1880-1914

Agriculture

X. The Growth of the Economy, 1880-1914

Industry, Services, and Commerce

XI. The Growth of the Economy in Contemporary Thought

Conclusion

Appendix 1. The Method of Valuing Egyptian Imports and Exports, 1873-1911

Appendix 2. Note on Alternative Statistical Sources, 1820-1879

Appendix 3. Egyptian Weights, Measures, and Coins

Appendix 4. List of Alexandria Cotton-Exporters, 1911-1912

Notes:

Revision of thesis, Oxford University.

Includes bibliography (p. [390]-402) and index.

ISBN:

9780198216438

0198216432

Publisher Number:

2027/heb00926 hdl