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Money, Power and Politics in Early Islamic Syria

A Review of Current Debates

The transformation of the eastern provinces of the Roman empire from the middle of the seventh century CE under the impact of Islam has attracted a good deal of scholarly attention in recent years, and as more archaeological material becomes available, has been subject to revision and rethinking in ways that radically affect what we know or understand about the area, about state-building and the economy and society of the early Islamic world, and about issues such as urbanisation, town-country relations, the ways in which a different religious culture impacted on the built environment, and about politics. This volume represents the fruits of a workshop held at Princeton University in May 2007 to discuss the ways in which recent work has affected our understanding of the nature of economic and exchange activity in particular, and the broader implications of these advances for the history of the region.

This volume represents the fruits of a workshop held at Princeton University in May 2007 to discuss the ways in which recent work has affected our understanding of the nature of economic and exchange activity in particular, and the broader ...

Population Dilemmas in the Middle East

Essays in Political Demography and Economy

This study first offers a general outline of Palestinian population growth between 1948 and 1987, and then focuses on the town of Nablus in the early 1950s for a detailed analysis of the economic forces that instigated Palestinian migration to Jordan and the Gulf. The author shows how the recession that struck the Arab oil economies in the early 1980s, by slowing down the migratory movement, shut off the valve that had afforded the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza relief from economic pressures. When during those same years the Israeli government instigated a policy of reducing investments in these territories, the Palestinians found themselves in a no-win situation, with their economic plight forming one of the main factors for the eruption of the Intifada in December 1987. Finally, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in July 1990, most of the 300,000 or so Palestinians who had been working there left (or were forced to leave) and made their way to Jordan. The author analyses how Jordan, in coping with the resulting demographic and economic pressures, adopted an antinatalist policy despite powerful political and social forces working against such a programme.

This study first offers a general outline of Palestinian population growth between 1948 and 1987, and then focuses on the town of Nablus in the early 1950s for a detailed analysis of the economic forces that instigated Palestinian migration ...

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Global Economy in the Asian Age

"Frank shows how Marx and Weber got it all wrong. A fundamental rethinking of the rise of the West and the origin of the world-system. Absolutely essential to understanding world history."--Albert Bergesen, University of Arizona "The great virtue of this stimulating book is its relentless push to redefine our framework for thinking about the early modern economy. . . . A benchmark study."--R. Bin Wong, University of California, Irvine

Absolutely essential to understanding world history."--Albert Bergesen, University of Arizona "The great virtue of this stimulating book is its relentless push to redefine our framework for thinking about the early modern economy. . .

The Sociology of Islam

Secularism, Economy and Politics

Attempts to make a connection between the economic system and its social and political consequences within Muslim societies. To do this, this book examines the role of Islam within Muslim societies in the context of neoliberal economic processes in a globalized world.

To do this, this book examines the role of Islam within Muslim societies in the context of neoliberal economic processes in a globalized world.

Role of Transportation in the Industrial Revolution

A Comparison of England and France

Szostak develops a model that establishes causal links between transportation and industrialization and shows how improvements in transportation could have a beneficial effect on an economy such as that of eighteenth-century England. This model shows the Industrial Revolution to involve four primary phenomena: increased regional specialization, the emergence of new industries, an expanding scale of production, and an accelerated rate of technological innovation. Through detailed analysis, Szostak explicates the effects of the different systems of transportation in France and England on the four components of the Industrial Revolution. He outlines the development in late eighteenth-century England of a reliable system of all-weather transportation, made up of turnpike roads and canals, that was far superior to the system in France at the same period. He goes on to examine in detail the iron, textile, and pottery industries in each country, focusing on the effect of the quality of available transportation on the decisions of individual entrepreneurs and innovators. Szostak shows that in every case these industries were more highly developed in England than in France.

Szostak develops a model that establishes causal links between transportation and industrialization and shows how improvements in transportation could have a beneficial effect on an economy such as that of eighteenth-century England.

Histories of the Middle East

Studies in Middle Eastern Society, Economy and Law in Honor of A.L. Udovitch

Dedicated to their teacher, Abraham L. Udovitch, his students offer in this volume a chronologically, geographically and thematically wide range of papers united by an emphasis on a close reading of primary sources and the juxtaposition of different genres of narratives.

Dedicated to their teacher, Abraham L. Udovitch, his students offer in this volume a chronologically, geographically and thematically wide range of papers united by an emphasis on a close reading of primary sources and the juxtaposition of ...

Microteaching mit Videos. Gesprächsführung mit Impulsen

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Didaktik, Note: 1,7, Universität Potsdam (Historisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Paxton und Windeburg beginnen ihren Überblick über die geschichtsdidaktische Literatur mit dem Satz „Es ist ein Leichtes, Belege zu finden, die verdeutlichen, dass Geschichtsunterricht in der Krise ist". Und das nicht zu Unrecht. Dieser Verruf des Geschichtsunterrichts ist auch im deutschsprachigen Raum zu beobachten und ist sicherlich kein neues Problem. Dabei ist laut der Fachliteratur genau das Kritisierte –der Mangel an problemlösendem und kritischem Denken – eines der obersten Ziele des Faches Geschichte. Denn Gautschi zufolge sollte in einem guten Geschichtsunterricht die Fähigkeit, chronologische Abläufe zu erfassen, historische Gegebenheiten zu deuten und zu werten sowie gegenwärtige Probleme auf historische Ursachen zurückzuführen und zu vergleichen gefördert werden. In deutschen Klassenräumen sieht es jedoch oftmals anders aus. Zum einen haben empirische Befunde herausgefunden, dass eine breite Masse der Schülerinnen und Schüler Geschichte als langweilig, uninteressant und überflüssig beurteilen. Zum anderen stellten die Studien erhebliche Defizite bei den Lernenden hinsichtlich ihrer Kenntnisse über die Vergangenheit, ihrer Fähigkeiten im Umgang mit Quellen sowie ihrer fachspezifischen Denkvorgänge, wie beispielsweise dem „Fremdverstehen“ fest. Angesichts dieser Befunde ist die Debatte um die Legitimation des Geschichtsunterrichts nicht verwunderlich. Um den Ursachen für die häufig mangelhafte Qualität des Geschichtsunterrichts nachzugehen und sie zukünftig zu verbessern, empfiehlt es sich bei den Anfängen des Problems, nämlich der Lehrerbildung anzufangen.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Geschichte, Note: 1,7, Universität Potsdam (Historisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Paxton und Windeburg beginnen ihren Überblick über die geschichtsdidaktische ...

Socialism and Governance

A Comparison Between Maoist and Dengist Governance

Probing the relationship between socialism and governance, the author offers a new perspective for understanding Chinese politics since 1949. China's politics can be roughly divided into two periods - the Maoist period (1949-1978) and the Dengist Period (since 1978) - characterized as Revolutionary China and Reformatory China. These two periods are better understood when they are compared with each other. For, to study an epoch, we need a logic that transcends that epoch. A comparative approach is very helpful in uncovering the deeper meaning of Chinese revolution and Chinese reforms. Using the key concept 'two worlds of life' (Experiencing World and Meaning World), the author argues that there is a sharp discrepancy between the two worlds of life in all the self-claimed 'socialist' countries. Although the Meaning World is 'socialist', the Experiencing World cannot be adequately understood as being socialist. 'Socialism' has become an ideational veil which masks the true nature of the Experiencing World. After the 'socialist' revolution, the chain of the concept of 'socialism' awaits the proletariat. Only through Entborgenheit can we understand the true nature of the Experiencing World of all 'socialist' states. It is argued that the concept 'real socialism' is still misleading, for such a 'socialism' is still unreal; that the concept 'state socialism' is no more than a confusing concept and needs also to be rejected, for there is not such a thing as state socialism in our experiencing world. We had neither 'real socialism' nor 'state socialism', we had only statism in our experiencing world. The Maoist Chiina was a schizophrenic case of 'socialism', due to the inherent conflict between statism in the Experiencing World and 'socialism' in the Meaning World. All the Communist states created a Janus-faced creature, with one face being statism and the other face being 'socialism'. This is caused by the pathology of treating statization of means of production as socialization of means of production. Dengist China initiated a de-statization process, but this process is not socialization either.

This is caused by the pathology of treating statization of means of production as socialization of means of production. Dengist China initiated a de-statization process, but this process is not socialization either.

Building Hoover Dam

An Oral History of the Great Depression

Provides an oral history of the Hoover Dam's construction

Drawing on priceless archival material, as well as interviews conducted expressly for this volume, editors Andrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride present a stirring eyewitness account of the dam workers' experience.