![]() | Artisan Entrepreneurs in Cairo and Early-Modern Capitalism (1600–1800) Subjects: Artisans -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History; Entrepreneurship -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History; Capitalism -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History; Egypt -- Economic conditions; Little has been written about the economic history of Egypt prior to its incorporation into the European capitalist economy. While historians have mined archives and court documents to create a picture of the commercial activities, networks, and infrastructure of merchants during this time, few have documented a similar picture of the artisans and craftspeople. Artisans outnumbered merchants, and their economic weight was considerable, yet details about their lives, the way they carried out their work, and their role or position in the economy are largely unknown. Hanna seeks to redress this gap with Artisan Entrepreneurs in Cairo and Early Modern Capitalism (1600-1800) by locating and exploring the role of artisans in the historical process. Nelly Hanna is professor and chair of the Department of Arabic Studies at the American University of Cairo. She is the author of In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century and Making Big Money in 1600: The Life and Times of Isma'il Abu Taqiyya, Egyptian Merchant. |
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