Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

ISBN-13: 9780521420174 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 252 str.

Donald Quataert

Opis

This book uncovers the rich, fascinating and complex world of Ottoman manufacturing and manufacturers in the age of the European industrial revolution. Focusing on small-scale home and workshop production, Professor Quataert reveals a dynamism that refutes traditional notions of a declining economy in the face of European expansion. He shows how manufacturers adopted a variety of strategies, such as reduced wages and low technology inputs, to confront European competitors, protect their livelihoods and retain domestic and international customers.

Recenzje

"...impeccably researched and informative book on manufacturing in the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century...offers penetrating insights into crucial questions on the economic development of the Third World...Quataert's data collection, a research tour de force, is unlikely to be duplicated." Middle East Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Manufacturing for the Domestic Market: 1. Raw cotton, dyestuffs and yarn production; 2. Trends in cloth production in the Ottoman lands from Salonica to Aleppo; 3. Patterns of cloth production in the Ottoman lands from Salonica to Aleppo; Part II. Manufacturing for the International Market: 4. Silk cloth and raw silk production; 5. Carpetmaking; Conclusion.