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... cotton , rice and flax - priority was given to cotton , for which there was a fast - growing demand on the world market . Until 1820 cotton was cultivated on a small scale only . Thereafter efforts were made not only to expand its ...
... cotton , rice and flax - priority was given to cotton , for which there was a fast - growing demand on the world market . Until 1820 cotton was cultivated on a small scale only . Thereafter efforts were made not only to expand its ...
Page 97
... cotton market , the government did not have the necessary means available and had to borrow abroad . The situation obviously deteriorated greatly upon the collapse of the cotton business and the termination of credits at the conclusion ...
... cotton market , the government did not have the necessary means available and had to borrow abroad . The situation obviously deteriorated greatly upon the collapse of the cotton business and the termination of credits at the conclusion ...
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... cotton , decreased as compared to the ' nineties of the preceding century . The need for intensifying the measures for fighting diseases and for soil fertilisation grew . Nevertheless the general trend towards growing income from cotton ...
... cotton , decreased as compared to the ' nineties of the preceding century . The need for intensifying the measures for fighting diseases and for soil fertilisation grew . Nevertheless the general trend towards growing income from cotton ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Process of Disintegration and Decay of the Ottoman Empire | 7 |
Summary 265 | 15 |
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Introduction to the Modern Economic History of the Middle East Zvi Yehuda Hershlag Limited preview - 1980 |
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