Artisans of empire : crafts and craftspeople under the Ottomans
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Artisans of empire : crafts and craftspeople under the Ottomans
I.B. Tauris, 2012, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This comprehensive history, by leading Ottoman historian Suraiya Faroqhi, presents the definitive view of the subject, from the production and distribution of different craft objects to their use and enjoyment within the community. Faroqhi sheds new light on all aspects of artisan life, setting the concerns of individual craftsmen within the context of the broader cultural themes that connect them to the wider world. Combining social, cultural, economic, religious and historical insights, this will be the authoritative work on Ottoman artisans and guilds for many years to come.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Before the 1670s
Before and after 1500: how artisan organization may have emerged in the Ottoman lands.
3. Services to the state.
4. Guildsmen of Istanbul and Cairo.
5. Provincial craftspeople and merchant networks.
From the 1670s to the 1850s
6. Changes in Istanbul guilds.
7. Cairo: from military penetration of artisan guilds to the state monopolies of Mehmed Ali Pa?a.
8. The political role of craftsmen.
9. Provincial craftsmen: how guildsmen adapted to new circumstances.
After 1850
10. From 1850 to 1914: a different state, a different economy and the disappearance of the guilds.
11. Conclusion.
A note on transliteration
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