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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanna, Nelly.

Series:

Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artisans--Egypt--Cairo--History.

Artisans.

Entrepreneurship--Egypt--Cairo--History.

Entrepreneurship.

Capitalism--Egypt--Cairo--History.

Capitalism.

History.

Egypt--Economic conditions.

Egypt.

Economic conditions.

Egypt--Cairo.

Physical Description:

ix, 244 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Hanna (Arabic studies, American University, Cairo) presents this history and economical analysis of the role of Egyptian artisans and artisan guilds in the development of independent economic structures in the early modern period. Facing an age dominated by expanding European economic hegemony and the imposition of developing Euro-centric capitalist economic systems, Hanna argues that Egyptian artisans organized and improved their internal economic practices to compete effectively in the increasingly international marketplace. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815632795

0815632797

OCLC:

681500639