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Book SynopsisCentred on the socio-economic life of Ottoman Anatolia, this volume examines aspects of production, local and international trade, consumption and the role of the state, both at a local and a central level. Based on a wide array of data and adopting a variety of approaches, chapters range from the macro to the micro, from the overview of Anatolian economic resources to the in-depth examination of the petition language of provincial economic actors. Making a Living in Ottoman Anatolia thus offers the reader an entrée into the rich and varied socio-economic life of a central region of the Ottoman empire. Contributors are Marc Aymes, Ebru Boyar, Metin Coşgel, Suraiya Faroqhi, Kate Fleet, Elena Frangakis-Syrett, Yonca Köksal, Mehmet Öz, Mehmet Polatel and Sadullah Yıldırım.
Trade Review‘This volume compellingly demonstrates the capaciousness of Ottoman economic history today. The contributions it contains enrich our understanding of a field of enquiry where so much remains to be done.’ Caroline Finkel in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Volume 85, Issue 1, February 2022, pp. 125-127. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X22000362
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations and Tables Contributors 1 An Overview of Economic Life in Ottoman Anatolia Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet 2 Agricultural Production in Central Anatolia in the Classical Ottoman Period: an Investigation into the Sancaks of Aksaray, Ankara, Bozok and Çankırı Mehmet Öz 3 The Economic Geography of Ottoman Anatolia: People, Places, and Political Economy around 1530 Metin Coşgel and Sadullah Yıldırım 4 Turkish-Genoese Trade in Northern Anatolia c. 1300–1461 Kate Fleet 5 Production and Trade of Cotton in Ottoman Western Anatolia c. 1700–1914 Elena Frangakis-Syrett 6 Working, Marketing and Consuming Ottoman Copper – with a Special Emphasis on Female Involvement Suraiya Faroqhi 7 The Cihanbeyli and the Sheep Trade: from Provisionism and Semi-Nomadism to Liberal Economy and Sedentarisation Yonca Köksal and Mehmet Polatel 8 The Draw of the Lottery: Piyango, Profit and Politics in Early Twentieth-Century İzmir Ebru Boyar 9 The Fabric of Nizam: Uncertainty and the Activation of Economic Norms in Nineteenth-Century Provincial Contexts Marc Aymes Bibliography Index
