Travel and Artisans in the Ottoman Empire: Employment and Mobility in the Early Modern Era (Library of Ottoman Studies): 44

by SuraiyaFaroqhi (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2014

  $206.80

  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. Challenging existing historiography, this book is suitable for students and scholars of Ottoman history.