{"product_id":"artisan-entrepreneurs-in-cairo-and-early-modern-capitalism-1600-1800-9780815632795","title":"Artisan Entrepreneurs in Cairo and Early-Modern Capitalism (1600-1800)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle has been written about the economic history of Egypt prior to its incorporation into the European capitalist economy. While historians have mined archives and court documents to create a picture of the commercial activities, networks, and infrastructure of merchants during this time, few have documented a similar picture of the artisans and craftspeople. Artisans outnumbered merchants, and their economic weight was considerable, yet details about their lives, the way they carried out their work, and their role or position in the economy are largely unknown. Hanna seeks to redress this gap with \u003ci\u003eArtisan Entrepreneurs in Cairo and Early Modern Capitalism (1600-1800)\u003c\/i\u003e by locating and exploring the role of artisans in the historical process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering richly detailed portraits as well as an overview of the Ottoman Empire's economic landscape, Hanna incorporates artisans into the historical development of the period, portraying them in the context of their work, their families, and their social relations. These artisans developed a variety of capitalist practices, both as individuals and collectively in their guilds. Responding to the demands of expanding commercial environments in Egypt and Europe, artisans found ways to adapt both production techniques and the organization of production. Hanna details the ways in which artisans defied the constraints of the guilds and actively engaged in the markets of Europe, demonstrating how Egyptian artisan production was able to compete and survive in a landscape of growing European trade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeftly synthesizing a wide range of economic and historical theory, Hanna reinvigorates the current scholarship on early Ottoman history and provides a persuasive challenge to the largely shallow perception of artisans' role in Egypt's economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nelly Hanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.24w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815632795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelly Hanna\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and chair of the Department of Arabic Studies at the American University of Cairo. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking Big Money in 1600: The Life and Times of Isma'il Abu Taqiyya, Egyptian Merchant.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40191902941299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_238d956d-3bf0-46cb-9c87-6e3490506768.jpg?v=1655906875","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/artisan-entrepreneurs-in-cairo-and-early-modern-capitalism-1600-1800-9780815632795","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}