[PDF.59ha] Bread from the Lion's Mouth: Artisans Struggling for a Livelihood in Ottoman Cities (International Studies in Social History)

The newly awakened interest in the lives of craftspeople in Turkey is highlighted in this collection, which uses archival documents to follow Ottoman artisans from the late 15th century to the beginning of the 20th. The authors examine historical changes in the lives of artisans, focusing on the craft organizations (or guilds) that underwent substantial changes over the centuries. The guilds transformed and eventually dissolved as they were increasingly co-opted by ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Bread from the Lion's Mouth: Artisans Struggling for a Livelihood in Ottoman Cities (International Studies in Social History)   |  From Berghahn Books. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!