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Roger Owen was a British historian of the modern Middle East and a professor at Harvard University, where he held the A. J. Meyer Professorship of Middle East History. His scholarship examined the economic, political, and social history of the region, especially Egypt and the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Works such as The Middle East in the World Economy, 1800-1914 and State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East are used in the study of the region’s political economy.
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What subjects did Roger Owen study?
Roger Owen studied the modern Middle East through economic, political, and social history, with particular attention to Egypt. His books examine cotton, state power, political economy, and Arab authoritarianism.
What is Cotton and the Egyptian Economy by Roger Owen?
Cotton and the Egyptian Economy, 1820-1914 studies the importance of cotton production and international markets in Egypt's economic development. The book was published in 1969 and became an important work in Middle Eastern economic history.
Where did Roger Owen teach?
Owen taught at Oxford before joining Harvard in 1993 as the A J Meyer Professor of Middle East History. He later became professor emeritus and remained associated with Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
What is The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life about?
The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life, published in 2012, examines the political systems and leadership patterns behind long-serving Arab presidents. It applies Owen's political-economy approach to modern Middle Eastern states.
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