Artisans of Empire - Faroqhi, Suraiya (Ibn Haldun University, Turkey)

The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans.