Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Photographs xi
5. Introduction 3
6. A Tale of Two Ministries: The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Reform of the Russian Fire Department, 1855–65 24
7. The Implementation of Reform: Developing Urban Autonomy in the Public Fire Department, 1865–80 55
8. Disagreement without Opposition: The City, the State, and the Fight for Control of the Municipal Fire Department in Kazan, 1881–86 91
9. A Conservative Public Sphere: Volunteer Fire Departments, 1880–1914 122
10. The Imperial Russian Society of Firefighters, 1893–1914 151
11. Visualizing Civil Society: The Photographer and the Firefighter 177
12. Conclusion 198
13. Notes 209
14. Bibliography 243
15. Index 259