Pīshahʹvarān va zindagī-i ṣinfī-i ānān dar ʻahd-i Ṣafavī: justārʹhāyī dar tārīkh-i ijtimāʻī – iqtiṣādī-i Īrān

Drawing upon a rich array of primary sources and archival material, Mahdī Kayvānī offers a definitive examination of the socioeconomic fabric of Īrān under the Ṣafavī dynasty. This scholarly work delves deeply into the structure and function of professional guilds, elucidating the complex hierarchies between apprentices, masters, and state officials such as the kalāntar and muḥtasib. The text navigates the intricate relationship between the artisan class and the central government, revealing how taxation, price controls, and state monopolies influenced the daily existence of craftsmen in major urban centres like Iṣfahān. By translating and expanding upon his original doctoral research, Kayvānī provides an essential resource for historians interested in the intersection of labour, economics, and social organisation in early modern Īrān.