Books by Charles (Bayard Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Issawi

This collection of essays has been written in the belief that a study of past encounters and conflicts between the world's major cultures can shed light on their nature and importance. Topics range from the ancient civilizations to the pre-eminence of English as an international language.

Professor Issawi, a widely known authority on the Middle East, has compiled this first systematic economic history of the Fertile Crescent in the 19th century. The book comprises a comprehensive selection of documents from sources in Englsih and seven other translated languages, the majority of which have never before been published.