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SUMMARY:Labor and Capitalism in Modern Egypt: Wages in a Sugar Factory\, 1847-1904
DESCRIPTION:This paper contributes to the global history of capitalism in rural contexts\, examining the impact of agro-industrial mechanization on wages in African rural communities through a case study of a sugar factory in 19th-century Egypt. Utilizing approximately fifty wage registers from the Rawda factory in Middle Egypt\, dating from 1849 to 1903 and now preserved in the Egyptian National Archives\, the study offers a detailed analysis of wage trends over this fifty-year period. By focusing on the monthly wages of various labor categories—ranging from European and local engineers to factory supervisors and\, notably\, accountants involved in sugar production—this research traces shifts in the value of skilled labor. Preliminary findings suggest a decline in the relative value of skill over time\, with technological innovation or labor shortages serving as key factors in any subsequent increases in skill valuation. \n  \nAdam Mestyan is a historian of the modern Middle East and the Ford Foundation Professor of Middle Eastern Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. His research and teaching focus on how globalization and war have shaped Arab societies and cultures—especially Egypt\, Syria\, and the Red Sea region—from the late Ottoman Empire to today. He is the author of Modern Arab Kingship – Remaking the Ottoman Political Order in the Interwar Middle East (Princeton\, 2023); Primordial History\, Print Capitalism\, and Egyptology in Nineteenth-Century Cairo (Ifao\, 2021); and Arab Patriotism: The Ideology and Culture of Power in Late Ottoman Egypt (Princeton\, 2017). Currently he is writing a history of economic life in Egypt through the story of its sugar industry. \n 
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/labor-and-capitalism-in-modern-egypt-wages-in-a-sugar-factory-1847-1904/
LOCATION:HSSB 4080\, 4080 Humanities and Social Sciences Building\, UC Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93106\, United States
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SUMMARY:UCSB History Associates presents A Banned Book in Common (Apr 9\, 14\, 19\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Next two books in the series of A Banned Book in Common are \nA Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943)\, by Betty Smith\, and\nThe Hate U Give (2017)\, by Angie Thomas \nA unique event organized by UCSB’s History Associates\, we discuss books that have been targets of book banners. \nClick here to RSVP and to see the flyer
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/ucsb-history-associates-presents-a-banned-book-in-common-apr-9-14-19-2026/2026-04-09/
LOCATION:Santa Barbara Public Library\, Faulkner Gallery\, 40 E. Anapamu Street\, Santa Barbara.\, University of California Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93106\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Associates
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SUMMARY:History Associates presents Profs at the Pub  |   The Rickshaw’s Journey Through 20th Century Japan   |  Talk by Prof Kate McDonald
DESCRIPTION:The History Associates in partnership with the UCSB Affiliates are excited to present April’s Profs at the Pub! History Professor Kate McDonald shares her favorite rickshaw stories from twentieth-century Japan. Invented in 1869\, the rickshaw quickly came to define Japan’s urban modernity. Though it declined in popularity in the 1930s and 1940s\, the rickshaw was quickly reinvented as a popular – and flexible – cultural symbol.
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/history-associates-talk-the-rickshaws-journey-through-20th-century-japan-kate-mcdonald/
LOCATION:Draughtsmen Aleworks\, 53 Santa Felicia Drive\, Goleta\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Associates
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SUMMARY:UCSB History Associates presents A Banned Book in Common (Apr 9\, 14\, 19\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Next two books in the series of A Banned Book in Common are \nA Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943)\, by Betty Smith\, and\nThe Hate U Give (2017)\, by Angie Thomas \nA unique event organized by UCSB’s History Associates\, we discuss books that have been targets of book banners. \nClick here to RSVP and to see the flyer
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/ucsb-history-associates-presents-a-banned-book-in-common-apr-9-14-19-2026/2026-04-14/
LOCATION:Santa Barbara Public Library\, Faulkner Gallery\, 40 E. Anapamu Street\, Santa Barbara.\, University of California Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93106\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Associates
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SUMMARY:UCSB History Associates presents A Banned Book in Common (Apr 9\, 14\, 19\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Next two books in the series of A Banned Book in Common are \nA Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943)\, by Betty Smith\, and\nThe Hate U Give (2017)\, by Angie Thomas \nA unique event organized by UCSB’s History Associates\, we discuss books that have been targets of book banners. \nClick here to RSVP and to see the flyer
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/ucsb-history-associates-presents-a-banned-book-in-common-apr-9-14-19-2026/2026-04-19/
LOCATION:Santa Barbara Public Library\, Faulkner Gallery\, 40 E. Anapamu Street\, Santa Barbara.\, University of California Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93106\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Associates
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SUMMARY:Van Gelderen Lecture by Alexandra Noi   |   “The Other Side of Eugenics: Socialist Experiments with Nurture over Nature”
DESCRIPTION:Our Graduate Student\, Alexandra Noi will present this year’s Van Gelderen Lecture. \nHer talk is titled : “The Other Side of Eugenics: Socialist Experiments with Nurture over Nature” \nOn Wednesday\, May 6\, 2026 at 5:00pm. \nIn the McCune Room\, HSSB 6020.
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/van-gelderen-lecture-by-alexandra-noi-the-other-side-of-eugenics-socialist-experiments-with-nurture-over-nature/
LOCATION:HSSB 6020 (McCune Room)\, University of California Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93106\, United States
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