Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction and Historiographical Essay Chapter 2. The Ottoman Coal Coast Chapter 3. Coal Miners at Work: Jobs, Recruitment, and Wages Chapter 4. Like Slaves in Colonial CountriesA": Working Conditions in the Coalfield Chapter 5. Ties That Bind: Village-Mine Relations Chapter 6. Military Duty and Mine Work: The Blurred Vocations of Ottoman Soldier-Workers Chapter 7. Methane, Rockfalls, and Other Disasters: Accidents at the Mines Chapter 8. Victims and Agents: Confronting Death and Safety in the Mines Chapter 9. Wartime in the Coalfield Chapter 10. Conclusion Appendix on the Reporting of Accidents An Ottoman Miner's Glossary List of Abbreviations Notes on Calendar System Bibliography Index