Bread from the Lion's Mouth

<ul> <li> This detailed study is written by a scholar of the Ottoman empire in a time of increased interest in the historical guilds of Turkey</li> <li> Offers an archival history of craftspeople and their organizations from the late 15th to the beginning of the 20th century</li> <li> Documents shifts in the trade throughout the centuries exploring the impact of capitalism and the subsequent dissolution of the Ottoman empire on the livelihood of Turkish artisans</li></ul>