Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 August 2013
The Near East underwent a process of integration with the global economy during the second half of the nineteenth century. This article explores one aspect of this process, examining the linkages established between the cotton industries in Egypt and Western Anatolia, and the international cotton market during the first wave of globalization. We undertake a quantitative exploration of the pattern of price transmission between the Near East and the international cotton markets over this period, connecting changes in the nature of spatial market integration to major economic and political developments.
I wish to thank Sisira Jayasuriya, Nobuaki Yamashita, and Sandy Suardi for offering their guidance. In addition, I gratefully acknowledge the valuable comments and feedback received from Şevket Pamuk and two anonymous referees. I am also thankful to the participants of the international workshop on “Economic History of Globalization,” 20–21 October 2011, University of Leuven, Belgium as well as to the participants of the APEBH conference, 16–18 February 2012 ANU, Canberra, for their constructive advices. In particular, I thank Jeffrey Williamson, David Prentice, and Peter Solar for their helpful feedback and encouragement.