Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800) / Nelly Hanna.

Author/creator Hanna, Nelly
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press,
Descriptionix, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesMiddle East studies beyond dominant paradigms
Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms. ^A470544
Contents Defining a framework for the economic history of early-modern Egypt -- Artisan entrepreneurs: capitalist practices in a precapitalist environment -- A period of unprecedented social mobility for nonelites -- The Jalfis: oil pressers and emirs -- Competition between different forms of capitalism -- Guilds: moving between traditional and precapitalist structures -- Conclusion: what remained of artisan entrepreneurship a hundred years later?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011009263
ISBN9780815632795 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815632797 (cloth : alk. paper)