Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800) / Nelly Hanna.
| Author/creator | Hanna, Nelly |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, |
| Description | ix, 244 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books History 2011 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Series | Middle 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011009263 |
| ISBN | 9780815632795 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0815632797 (cloth : alk. paper) |