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Nomads, Migrants and Cotton in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage Politics, Society and Economy
Edited by
Suraiya Faroqhi and Halil inalcik Advisory Board FIRKET ADANIR -
ANTONIS ANASTASOPOULOS -
IDRIS BOSTAN
PALMIRA BRUMMETT- AMNON COHEN- JANE HATHAWAY KLAUS KREISER- HANS GEORG MAJER- AHMET
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ABDELJELIL TEMIMI - GILLES VEINSTEIN
VOLUME 45
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Nomads, Migrants and Cotton in the Eastern Mediterranean The Making of the Adana-Mersin Region
1850-1908
By
Meltem Toksoz
BRILL
LEIDEN • BOSTON 2010
Cover illustration: A hand-colored postcard ofMersin Douane by Torossian Brothers, early 20th century, private collection. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Toksbz, Melt em. Nomads, migrants and cotton in the eastern Mediterranean: the making of the Adana-Mersin region 1850-1908/by Meltem Toksoz. p. em. - (The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society and economy, ISSN 1380-6076; v. 45) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-18576-0 (hardback: alk. paper) l. ~
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