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Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800)

Title
Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800) [electronic resource] / Nelly Hanna.
Author
Hanna, Nelly.
Publication
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 244 p.)
Series Statement
Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms
Uniform Title
  • Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800 : Online)
  • Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms.
Alternative Title
Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800 : Online)
Subject
  • Artisans > Egypt > Cairo > History
  • Entrepreneurship > Egypt > Cairo > History
  • Capitalism > Egypt > Cairo > History
  • Egypt > Economic conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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?
LCCN
2011009263
OCLC
ssj0000534148
Author
Hanna, Nelly.
Title
Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800) [electronic resource] / Nelly Hanna.
Imprint
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms
Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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