Routledge Revivals
Change and Development in the Middle East
The Middle East is a region of great traditional diversity, which has been characterized by immense political, social and economic changes, still developing over thirty years after the titles original publication. A group of oil-rich countries have achieved great political significance and some of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Much modern development has been spatially polarized, accentuating the concentrations of rapidly growing populations and posing severe problems for planners. Cultivation and pastoralism, the main traditional activities, have often suffered from neglect and insufficient investment, and both require re-evaluation.
These are the issues addressed by this volume, first published in 1981, which contains a series of overviews and case studies written by present or former members of staff and research students of the Department of Geography in the University of Durham in honour of W.B. Fisher. Change and Development in the Middle East provides an interesting and relevant geographical and demographic analysis of this diverse and volatile region.
Change and Development in the Middle East
Essays in Honour of W.B. Fisher
Edited by John I. Clarke and Howard Bowen-Jones
First published in 1981
by Methuen & Co.
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1981 John I. Clarke and Howard Bowen-Jones
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Change and development in the Middle East
Professor of Geography, University of Durham, 195681
Change and development in the Middle East
ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF
W. B. Fisher
edited by
John I. Clarke and Howard Bowen-Jones
First published in 1981 by
Methuen & Co. Ltd
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Published in the USA by
Methuen & Co.
in association with Methuen, Inc.
733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
1981 John I. Clarke and Howard Bowen-Jones
Printed in Great Britain at the
University Press, Cambridge
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Change and development in the Middle East.
1. Near East History 20th century
I. Clarke, John Innes II. Bowen-Jones, Howard
III. Fisher, William Bayne
956.04 DS62.4 80-41649
ISBN 0416710808
Frontispiece: Professor W. B. Fisher
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TAIBA A. AL-ASFOUR is a Lecturer in Geography in the University of Kuwait, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
J.A.ALLAN is a Senior Lecturer in Geography in the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London, and was formerly a student in the University of Durham.
PETER BEAUMONT is a Professor of Geography at St Davids University College, Lampeter, and was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Geography in the University of Durham.
BRIAN W. BEELEY is a Staff Tutor (Social Sciences) in the Open University and was formerly a Research Fellow in Geography in the University of Durham.
J. STACE BIRKS is working with the World Bank, and was formerly a Research Fellow in Geography in the University of Durham.
GERALD H. BLAKE is a Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Durham.
HOWARD BOWEN-JONES is a Professor of Geography, University of Durham, and Director of the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (196880).
BRIAN D. CLARK is a Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Aberdeen, and was formerly a Lecturer in Geography in the University of Durham.
JOHN I. CLARKE is a Professor of Geography, University of Durham.
JOHN C. DEWDNEY is a Reader in Geography, University of Durham.
WILLIAM J. DONALDSON was formerly a Research Fellow in Geography in the University of Durham.
MICHAEL P. DRURY is a Lecturer in Geography, University of Durham.
RODERIC W. DUTTON is a Research Fellow in Geography, University of Durham.
MOHAMMED EL MEHDAWI is a Lecturer in Geography, Garyounis University, Libya, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
ALLAN M. FINDLAY is a Lecturer in Geography, University of Glasgow, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
THOMAS H. GREENSHIELDS is an Assistant Map Research Officer at the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
ALLAN G. HILL is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
RICHARD I. LAWLESS is Assistant Director of the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham.
KEITH McLACHLAN is a Senior Lecturer in Geography in the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
NASSIR A. SALEH is Dean of Admissions and Registration at King Abdul Aziz University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and was formerly a research student in Geography in the University of Durham.
JOHN H. STEVENS is Senior Agricultural Advisor, Knight, Frank and Rutley, International Estate Agents and Property Consultants, and was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Geography in the University of Durham.
