{"product_id":"bread-from-the-lions-mouth-artisans-struggling-for-a-livelihood-in-ottoman-cities-9781782385585","title":"Bread from the Lion's Mouth: Artisans Struggling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Pascale Ghazaleh\u003c\/b\u003e, The American University in Cairo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tTime line\u003cbr\u003e \tMap (from Artisans of Empire)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once again, Ottoman artisans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: ARTISANS OVER THE COURSE OF TIME\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eTracing Esnāf in Late Fifteenth-Century Bursa Court Records\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eİklil Erefe Selçuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Art of the Potter in Ottoman Hungary\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeza David and Ibolya Gerelyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eDamascene Artisans around 1700\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eColette Establet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eMapping Istanbul’s Hammams of 1752 and their Employees\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNina Ergin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eSurviving in Difficult Times: The Cotton and Silk Trades in Bursa around 1800\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSuraiya Faroqhi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Shoe Guilds of Istanbul in the Early Nineteenth Century: A Case Study\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNalan Turna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: INTRA-GUILD PROBLEMS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eBlurred Boundaries between Soldiers and Civilians: Artisan Janissaries in Seventeenth-century Istanbul\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGülay Yılmaz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eRich Artisans and Poor Merchants? A Critical Look at the Supposed Egalitarianism in Ottoman Guilds\u003cbr\u003e \tEunjeong Yi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eGedik: What’s in a Name?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eOnur Yıldırım –  Seven Ağır\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003ePunishment, Repression and Violence in the Marketplace: Istanbul, 1730-1840\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEngin Deniz Akarlı\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: ARTISANS CONFRONTING THE MODERNIZING STATE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eSome observations on Istanbul’s artisans during the reign of Selim III (1789-1808)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBetül Başaran and Cengiz Kırlı\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eOut of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: Protest, the State, and the End of the Guilds in Egypt\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Chalcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tGlossary\u003cbr\u003e \tContributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042218869079,"sku":"9781782385585","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782385585.jpg?v=1750953493","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bread-from-the-lions-mouth-artisans-struggling-for-a-livelihood-in-ottoman-cities-9781782385585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}