|
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history
|
Buy Now
Travel and Artisans in the Ottoman Empire - Employment and Mobility in the Early Modern Era (Paperback)
Loot Price: R873
Discovery Miles 8 730
|
|
|
Travel and Artisans in the Ottoman Empire - Employment and Mobility in the Early Modern Era (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
It has often been assumed that the subjects of the Ottoman sultans
were unable to travel beyond their localities - since peasants
needed the permission of their local administrators before they
could legitimately leave their villages. According to this view,
only soldiers and members of the governing elite would have been
free to travel. However Suraiya Faroqhi's extensive archival
research shows that this was not the case. Pious men from all walks
of life went on pilgrimage to Mecca, slaves fled from their masters
and craftspeople travelled in search of work. Faroqhi shows that
even those craftsmen who did not travel extensively had some level
of mobility and that the Ottoman sultans and viziers, who spent so
much effort in attempting to control the movements of their
subjects, could do so only within often very narrow limits.
Challenging existing historiography and providing an important new
perspective, this book will be essential reading for students and
scholars of Ottoman history.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(3)
