Faroqhi Suraiya. Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans

I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2009. — 304 p.List of Illustrations.
Acknowledgements.
Note on Transliteration.
Introduction: Artisans of Empire.
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 Paşa.
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.
Conclusion: Characterizing Guilds Through Comparison.
Notes.