This book comprises essays by Prof. Donald Quataert presenting an excellent economic history of the later Ottoman Empire. While discussing various aspects of the Ottoman economy from agriculture to household production and from manufacturing to mining, Prof. Quataert, with the aim of what he calls writing the history from below, also provides insights into the lives of the ‘oppressed and weaker’ members of the labour force such as peasants, artisans and women, who are often under-represented in the written records. Also with an emphasis on conflict in social relations and class struggle, this book draws a comprehensive picture of the Ottoman economy between 1730 and 1914.

• To Andreas Tietze (page 7)
• TABLE OF CONTENTS (page 9)
• INTRODUCTION (page 13)
• THE ZENTRALES STAATSARCHIV OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC AS A SOURCE FOR LATE OTTOMAN AND MIDDLE EAST HISTORY (page 21)
• AGRICULTURAL TRENDS AND GOVERMENT POLICY IN OTTOMAN ANATOLIA 1800-1914 (page 37)
• RURAL UNREST IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 1830-1914 (page 51)
• THE YOUNG TURK REVOLUTION: OLD AND NEW APPROACHES (page 61)
• THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE OF THE YOUNG TURK REVOLUTION OF 1908* (page 69)
• LIMITD REVOLUTION: THE IMPACT OF THE ANATOLIAN RAILWAY ON TURKISH TRANSPORTATION AND THE PROVISONING OF ISTANBUL 1890-1908* (page 83)
• OTTOMAN WOMAN, HOUSEHOLDS, AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURING 1800-1914 (page 103)
• THE SILK INDUSTRY OF BURSA 1880-1914* (page 119)
• MACHINE BREAKING AND THE CHANGING CARPET INDUSTRY OF WESTERN ANATOLIA 1860-1908 (page 139)
• THE EMPLOYMENT POLICHES OF THE OTTOMAN PUBLIC DEBT ADMINISTRATION 1881-1909 (page 159)
• OTTOMAN WORKERS AND THE STATE 1826-1914 (page 163)
• PREMIERES FUMEES DUSINE Some general factors favoring the developmer of industry in salonica (page 181)
• MAIN PROBLEMS OF THE ECONOMY DURING THE TANZIMAT PERIOD (page 197)
• LABOR AND WORKING CLASS HISTORY DURING THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD c.1800-1914 (page 207)
• JAINSSARIES, ARTISANS AND THE QUESTION OF OTTOMAN DECLINE 1730-1826 (page 219)