Description:
- This detailed study is written by a scholar of the Ottoman empire, in a time of increased interest in the historical guilds of Turkey
- Offers an archival history of craftspeople and their organizations from the late 15th to the beginning of the 20th century
- Documents shifts in the trade throughout the centuries, exploring the impact of capitalism and the subsequent dissolution of the Ottoman empire on the livelihood of Turkish artisans
Brief description:
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).
Review Quotes:
"This book is an exciting and valuable contribution to the field of Ottoman history in general, and guild studies in particular. The editor's sweeping introductory synthesis alone is an unparalleled round-up of the latest research...this introduction, and the following chapters, broach most if not all the "big questions" relating to the study of guilds and their history." - Pascale Ghazaleh, The American University in Cairo