8vo. 302 pp, 1 map, 51 tables, hard back in d/w, biblio, index, light foxing to endpapers, otherwise copy in very good condition, published for The Middle East Centre, St. Anthony’s College Oxford By Ithaca Press, London, 1986.

Synopsis

This is the first work to bring together European, Middle Eastern and Japanese source material to examine the important topic of trade rivalry in the Middle East. The author’s analysis of this complex situation is a model of clarity and good sense throwing light on a significant but neglected aspect of international economic history. The book covers Egypt, North Africa, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, Iran and the Arabian Gulf.