Artisan entrepreneurs in Cairo and early-modern capitalism (1600-1800) - Hanna, Nelly; ProQuest (Firm) (Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011)
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?.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Artisans -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History; Entrepreneurship -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History; Capitalism -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History; Egypt -- Economic conditions; Electronic books