Ottoman egypt and the emergence of the modern world : 1500-1800 / Nelly Hanna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanna, Nelly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--1517-1882.

Egypt.

History.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Islamic Empire--History.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

vii, 185 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo, New York : American University In Cairo Press, 2014.

Contents:

1 Egypt from 1600 to 1800: Between Local and Global 1

The Multiple Narratives of Modern World History 1

Alternatives to Eurocentric Approaches to Modern World History 6

Egypt in the Light of World Transformations, 1500-1800 10

Consequences of These Conditions 21

Conclusions 28

2 Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-century Texts: Colloquial in Language, Scholarly in Form 31

Language Registers: What Did They Signify? 31

The Prehistory of This Change 33

The Landmarks and Their Consequences 36

Impact on Language around 1600 48

Innovations in the Way Colloquial Is Used 55

Another Moment of Transformation: 1900 63

3 Eighteenth-century Textile Artisans and Guilds and the World Economy 67

Artisans and Guilds 'Outside History'? 67

Textiles at the Vanguard of Change 71

Penetrating the International Market 73

The Diffusion to Four Continents 77

Impact of These Conditions on Textile Production 79

Participating in Fashions and New Trends in Cloth 81

Diffusion of Trends by Merchants and by Artisans 85

Internal Adjustments in Guilds 88

Conclusions 91

4 Artisans, Spies, and Manufacturers: Eighteenth-century Transfers of Technology from the Ottoman Empire to France 95

Transfer of Know-how, Alternatives to Eurocentrism 95

Revisionist "Views about the Transfer of Know-how 97

Emerging Interest in Crafts 100

France and the Ottoman Empire: Textile Technology 102

"Egyptians Are Clumsy in Everything They Do" 104

Superiority of Ottoman Dyes 106

Learning the Skills of Dyeing 107

Difficulties (and Solutions) in the Process of Transfer 109

State Support and Publications 116

Did These Transfers Ultimately Have Any Weight? 118

Beginning of the Nineteenth Century: The Loss of Several Monopolies 119

Conclusion 122

5 Epilogue 127

Dating System of the French Revolution 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-177) and index.

ISBN:

9774166647

9789774166648

OCLC:

871211068

Publisher Number:

99961070848