The Ottoman Legacy In The Balkans

Author : Gisela Spreitzhofer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638873369

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The Ottoman Legacy in the Balkans by Gisela Spreitzhofer Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: South East Europe, Balkans, grade: A, School of Advanced Internatl. Studies (School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)), course: The Balkans - From Fragmentation to What?, 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 500 years of Ottoman sovereignty have undoubtedly left significant imprints on the Balkans. Monumental edifices and everyday words spoken in different languages are, amongst others, living testimonies of the imperial past. However, there are opposing interpretations of the Ottoman legacy. The prevailing view describes the Ottomans as alien intruders, blaming them for the Balkans' perceived backwardness, whereas others see the era more as a period of combining Turkish, Islamic, and Byzantine/Balkan traditions. In order to avoid overgeneralizations and -simplifications, the notion of an "Ottoman legacy" has to be taken with caution for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the Ottoman empire was preceded by the Byzantine empire, which itself was the successor of the Roman empire. Consequently, some traditions wrongly ascribed to the Ottomans can be traced back as far as to the Romans. Secondly, a distinction has to be made between what of this legacy is Islamic and what Ottoman. Without any doubt, many Ottoman institutions were inherited from earlier Islamic models, but the Ottomans made their own particular contributions in many fields. Thirdly, significant regional differences within the empire need to be taken into account. Finally, in some instances the question of an Ottoman inheritance has to be extended to the broader question of imperial inheritances because particularly at the end of the Ottoman era, the Balkans were also subject to influences from the Austro-Hungarian and the Russian empire. This paper is structured in the following manner. I would like to start by presenting two different interpretations of the Ottoman legacy. Next, I wil

Author : Leon Carl Brown
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0231103050

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Imperial Legacy by Leon Carl Brown Pdf

"A feast of thoughtful and informative essays, this timely collection explores an age-old issue: the impact of the past on the present. Contributors . . . consider . . . influences of the Ottoman Empire on its successor states in the Balkans and in the Arab world. . . . They provide substance enough for thorough lessons in historical influence.--CHOICE.

Author : Raymond Detrez,Barbara Segaert
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9052013748

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Europe and the Historical Legacies in the Balkans by Raymond Detrez,Barbara Segaert Pdf

The enlargement of the EU with the Balkan countries has aroused the skepticism of many. Although EU admission is primarily a matter of economic and political concerns, questions of cultural import are readily brought into play: Does the country in question conform sufficiently to «our» standards of a «European identity»? The problematic status of the Balkans in this respect largely consists in their common Byzantine and Ottoman legacies. By focusing on Bulgaria and its neighbours Romania, Greece and Turkey, the authors of this collection attempt to elucidate how mutually incompatible the «cultural identity» of the Ottoman «successor states» and that of Europe are. Ample attention is devoted not only to the perception of the Balkans in the West, but also to the self-image of people in the Balkans and perceptions they hold of the West. If anything like a Balkan identity can be said to exist, what is its relation to the various ethnic, national, religious and linguistic communities? Notably, what was and is the role played by religion in nation state formation? The relationship with Europe forms the thread that runs through the discussion of these issues.

Author : Tea Sindbaek,Maximilian Hartmuth
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Austria
ISBN : 9783643108500

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Images of Imperial Legacy by Tea Sindbaek,Maximilian Hartmuth Pdf

There has been a tendency to view the history of the Balkans as essentially determined by historical legacies. Whether in scholarly literature or in popular discourse, the Ottoman or Habsburg pasts are thought to be accountable for a large variety of phenomena ranging from democratic culture (or the lack thereof) and adaptability to a free market economy to nepotism and the filthiness of public facilities. By contrast, the papers in this volume demonstrate that "legacies" are not unchanging determinants. Instead, they are very much open to constant reinterpretations and re-assessments depending on conditions in the present; they are, in short, as much shaped by the present as they are by the past. (Series: Studien zur Geschichte, Kultur und Gesellschaft Sudosteuropas - Vol. 10)

Author : Evguenia Davidova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857739490

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Wealth in the Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Balkans by Evguenia Davidova Pdf

Wealth in the Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Balkans demonstrates the economic and social transformations wrought by wars, state centralization, European expansion and the gradual Ottoman withdrawal from the Balkans. As a new middle class emerged, and the power of religion faded, Ottoman and post-Ottoman social, economic and cultural norms changed rapidly across the region. This book illustrates not only how markers of wealth accumulation and poverty were socially defined across the region, but also the ways inequality was experienced, revealing the relationships between the state, economy, society, modernity in the context of Balkan, Ottoman and European development. Evguenia Davidova marshals a compendium of thirteen contributions wherein new archival data and various case studies frame a comparative social portrayal of the modern Balkans, offering new truths to the major discourses about nationalism, modernity, and the Ottoman legacy in the respective Balkan national historiographies.

Author : Eyal Ginio,Karl Kaser,Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Forum Europa ba-Universitah ha-'Ivrit bi-Yerushalayim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Balkan Peninsula
ISBN : 9659108257

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Ottoman Legacies in the Contemporary Mediterranean by Eyal Ginio,Karl Kaser,Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Forum Europa ba-Universitah ha-'Ivrit bi-Yerushalayim Pdf

Author : Diana Darke
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500777534

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The Ottomans by Diana Darke Pdf

A richly illustrated guide to the Ottoman Empire, 100 years since its dissolution, unravelling its complex cultural legacy and profound impact on Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spread from Yemen to the gates of Vienna. Western perceptions of the Ottomans have often been distorted by Orientalism, characterizing their rule as oppressive and destructive, while seeing their culture as exotic and incomprehensible. Based on a lifetimes experience of living and working across its former provinces, Diana Darke offers a unique overview of the Ottoman Empires cultural legacy one century after its dissolution. She uncovers a vibrant, sophisticated civilization that embraced both arts and sciences, whilst welcoming refugees from all ethnicities and religions, notably Christians and Jews. Darke celebrates the culture of the Ottoman Empire, from its aesthetics and architecture to its scientific and medical innovations, including the first vaccinations. She investigates the crucial role that commerce and trade played in supporting the empire and increasing its cultural reach, highlighting the significant role of women, as well as the diverse religious values, literary and musical traditions that proliferated through the empire. Beautifully illustrated with manuscripts, miniatures, paintings and photographs, The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy presents the magnificent achievements of an empire that lasted over 600 years and encompassed Asian, European and African cultures, shedding new light on its complex legacy.

Author : Fikret Adanır,Suraiya Faroqhi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015052882498

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The Ottomans and the Balkans by Fikret Adanır,Suraiya Faroqhi Pdf

A discussion of historiography concerning the Ottoman Empire. It analyzes how the historiographies established in various national states have viewed the Empire and its legacy, and explores the links of 20th-century historiography with the rich historical tradition of the Ottoman Empire itself.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Istorijski institut
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9788677431259

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State and Society in the Balkans Before and After Establishment of Ottoman Rule by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wayne S. Vucinich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Turkey
ISBN : UOM:39015010333899

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The Ottoman Empire by Wayne S. Vucinich Pdf

Author : Maria Todorova
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199889099

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Imagining the Balkans by Maria Todorova Pdf

"If the Balkans hadn't existed, they would have been invented" was the verdict of Count Hermann Keyserling in his famous 1928 publication, Europe. Over ten years ago, Maria Todorova traced the relationship between the reality and the invention. Based on a rich selection of travelogues, diplomatic accounts, academic surveys, journalism, and belles-lettres in many languages, Imagining the Balkans explored the ontology of the Balkans from the sixteenth century to the present day, uncovering the ways in which an insidious intellectual tradition was constructed, became mythologized, and is still being transmitted as discourse. Maria Todorova, who was raised in the Balkans, is in a unique position to bring both scholarship and sympathy to her subject, and in a new afterword she reflects on recent developments in the study of the Balkans and political developments on the ground since the publication of Imagining the Balkans. The afterword explores the controversy over Todorova's coining of the term Balkanism. With this work, Todorova offers a timely, updated, accessible study of how an innocent geographic appellation was transformed into one of the most powerful and widespread pejorative designations in modern history.

Author : Barbara Jelavich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1983-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521252490

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History of the Balkans: Volume 1 by Barbara Jelavich Pdf

Volume I discusses the history of the major Balkan nationalities. It describes the differing conditions experienced under Ottoman and Habsburg rule, but the main emphasis is on the national movements, their successes and failures to 1900, and the place of events in the Balkans in the international relations of the day.

Author : Elias Kolovos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Balkan Peninsula
ISBN : UOM:39015072779898

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The Ottoman Empire, the Balkans, the Greek Lands by Elias Kolovos Pdf

Author : Machiel Kiel
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015025216832

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Studies on the Ottoman Architecture of the Balkans by Machiel Kiel Pdf

Author : Elena Marushiakova,Veselin Popov
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1902806026

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Gypsies in the Ottoman Empire by Elena Marushiakova,Veselin Popov Pdf

The Roma presence in the European part of the Ottoman Empire - the Balkans - is centuries old and it is not by accident that this regions has often been called the second motherland of the Gypsies. From this region Gypsies moved westwards taking with them inherited Balkan cultural models and traditions. This book explores the history, ethnography, social structure and culture of the Gypsies in the Ottoman Empire. It is based on archival sources, mainly detailed tax registers, special laws, guild registers and court documents. Notes on Gypsies in books by foreign travellers are also included.