Artisans of empire: crafts and craftspeople under the Ottomans

Writing about artisans -- Before and after 1500: how artisan organization may have emerged in the Ottoman lands -- Services to the state -- Guildsmen of Istanbul and Cairo -- Provincial craftspeople and merchant networks -- Changes in Istanbul guilds -- Cairo: from military penetration of artisan guilds to the state monopolies of Mehmed Ali Paș̦a -- Political roles of craftsmen -- Provincial craftsmen: how guilds adapted to new circumstances -- 1850 to 1914: a different state, a different economy and the disappearance of the guilds

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Before the 1670s -- Before and after1500: how artisan organization may have emerged in the Ottoman lands -- 3. Services to the state -- 4. Guildsmen of Istanbul and Cairo -- 5. Provincial craftspeople and merchant networks. From the 1670s to the 1850s -- 6. Changes in Istanbul guilds -- 7. Cairo: from military penetration of artisan guilds to the state monopolies of Mehmed Ali Paşa -- 8. The political role of craftsmen -- 9. Provincial craftsmen: how guildsmen adapted to new circumstances -- After 1850. 10. From 1850 to 1914: a different state, a different economy and the disappearance of the guilds -- 11. Conclusion. A note on transliteration.