| The Guilds of Ottoman Jerusalem Contributor(s): Cohen, Amnon (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004119183 ISBN-13: 9789004119185 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $164.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: This is a book about the economic and social realities of a world that existed in the Middle East up to our days, seen through the Kaleidoscope of one important town - Jerusalem. The reconstruction of all the guilds that functioned during the Ottoman period draws on the untapped archives of the local court of Muslim Jerusalem (XVIth-XVIIIth centuries) - but it includes a plethora of information on the Christians and Jews of that town who actively participated in its economic life. About 50 different guilds are described: Goldsmiths and blacksmiths, tourist guides and undertakers, tailors and carpenters, soap makers and cotton weavers, beauticians and bookbinders. The modus operandi of each guild, and of the system as a whole, are analysed and presented for the first time as precursers of civil society. The book holds also 19 original documents - facsimiles plus translations - illustrating the activity of several central guilds. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 338.632 |
| LCCN: 00056418 |
| Series: Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.64" W x 9.72" (1.47 lbs) 314 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book about the economic and social realities of a world that existed in the Middle East up to our days, seen through the Kaleidoscope of one important town - Jerusalem. The reconstruction of all the guilds that functioned during the Ottoman period draws on the untapped archives of the local court of Muslim Jerusalem (XVIth-XVIIIth centuries) - but it includes a plethora of information on the Christians and Jews of that town who actively participated in its economic life. About 50 different guilds are described: Goldsmiths and blacksmiths, tourist guides and undertakers, tailors and carpenters, soap makers and cotton weavers, beauticians and bookbinders. The modus operandi of each guild, and of the system as a whole, are analysed and presented for the first time as precursers of civil society. The book holds also 19 original documents - facsimiles plus translations - illustrating the activity of several central guilds. |