| Conflicting Loyalties in the Balkans: The Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and Nation-building Contributor(s): Grandits, Hannes (Editor), Clayer, Nathalie (Editor), Pichler, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1848854773 ISBN-13: 9781848854772 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Baltic States - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Series: Library of Ottoman Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.35 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Baltic - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The collapse of the Ottoman Empire resulted in the birth of new nation states in the Balkans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 'Conflicting Loyalties in the Balkans' explores the effects of the Ottoman reform era upon Balkan societies in order to shed much-needed light on the history of this region during the early nation-state period. Focusing on developments which go beyond the over-researched dimension of political or elite discourse, this book offers insights into the complex ways in which Balkan societies were transformed from different regional viewpoints - focusing on the interplay between Great Power politics, state reforms and social dynamics on the ground. A thorough investigation of the conflicting loyalties which has shaped the political framework of the post-Ottoman Balkans, this is an important and fascinating insight into the logic and contradictions of daily life in a crucial period of Balkan and Ottoman history. |