Roger Owen
Encyclopedia
Edward Roger Owen is a British
historian who has authored several classic works on the history of the modern Middle East
. His research interests include the economic history of the Middle East, especially Egypt
, from 1800 to the present, as well as the political and socioeconomic history of the region since 1880.
Owen is currently the A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard University
and was previously the director of Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Prior to teaching at Harvard, he was a faculty member at Oxford University, where he served several times as the director of the St Antony’s College
Middle East Centre. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Owen frequently writes columns for the English-language versions of the Arabic newspapers Al-Hayat and Al-Ahram
.
He received the prestigious “Award for Outstanding Contributions to Middle Eastern Studies 2010” from the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) in Barcelona in July 2010.
United Kingdom
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historian who has authored several classic works on the history of the modern Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. His research interests include the economic history of the Middle East, especially Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, from 1800 to the present, as well as the political and socioeconomic history of the region since 1880.
Owen is currently the A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and was previously the director of Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Prior to teaching at Harvard, he was a faculty member at Oxford University, where he served several times as the director of the St Antony’s College
St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the...
Middle East Centre. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Owen frequently writes columns for the English-language versions of the Arabic newspapers Al-Hayat and Al-Ahram
Al-Ahram
Al-Ahram , founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya . It is majority owned by the Egyptian government....
.
He received the prestigious “Award for Outstanding Contributions to Middle Eastern Studies 2010” from the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) in Barcelona in July 2010.
Selected works
- Lord Cromer: Victorian Imperialist, Edwardian Proconsul (2004)
- State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East revised version (2004)
- A History of the Middle East Economies in the 20th Century with Şevket PamukSevket PamukŞevket Pamuk is Chair of Contemporary Turkish Studies at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a leading economic historian of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East and modern Turkey...
(1999) - The Middle East in the World Economy 1800-1914 (1981)
- Cotton and the Egyptian Economy, 1820-1914 (1969)