Bread from the Lion's Mouth: Artisans Struggling for a Livelihood in Ottoman Cities Contributor(s): Faroqhi, Suraiya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1782385584 ISBN-13: 9781782385585 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
Dewey: 331.794 |
LCCN: 2014029069 |
Series: International Studies in Social History |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 366 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey |
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Publisher Description: The newly awakened interest in the lives of craftspeople in Turkey is highlighted in this collection, which uses archival documents to follow Ottoman artisans from the late 15th century to the beginning of the 20th. The authors examine historical changes in the lives of artisans, focusing on the craft organizations (or guilds) that underwent substantial changes over the centuries. The guilds transformed and eventually dissolved as they were increasingly co-opted by modernization and state-building projects, and by the movement of manufacturing to the countryside. In consequence by the 20th century, many artisans had to confront the forces of capitalism and world trade without significant protection, just as the Ottoman Empire was itself in the process of dissolution. |
Contributor Bio(s): Faroqhi, Suraiya: - Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor in the Department of History at Istanbul Bilgi University. She has taught at Middle East Technical University, Ankara (1972-87) and served as a professor of Ottoman Studies at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität in Munich, Germany (1988-2007). |