This collection of articles discusses various political, social, cultural and economic aspects of the Ottoman Middle East. By using various textual and visual documents, produced in the Ottoman Empire, the collection offers new insights into the matrix of life during the long pe…
The Ottoman Middle East discusses various political, social, cultural and economic aspects of the Ottoman Middle East. By using various textual and visual documents, produced in the Ottoman Empire, the collection offers new insights into the matrix of life under Ottoman rule.
The Wars of Yesterday: The Balkan Wars and the Emergence of Modern Milit…
by Besikci, Mehmet, Höpken, Wolfgang, Ginio, Eyal, Boeckh, Katrin, Rutar, Sabine, Dağlar Macar, Oya, Goseva, Vera, Hall, Richard C., Hannig, Alma, Hesselholt Clemmesen, Michael, Karge, Heike, Kotlar-Trajkova, Natasha, Michailidis, Iakovos D., Timofeev, Alexey, Tokay, Gül, Topor, Claudiu-Lucian, Tsoutsoumpis, Spyridon
Though persistently overshadowed by the Great War in historical memory, the two Balkan conflicts of 1912-1913 were among the most consequential of the early twentieth century. By pitting the states of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro against a diminished Ottoman Empire-a…
This work deals with military defeat and national catastrophe, and their implications for society. When the First Balkan War broke out in October 1912, few Ottomans anticipated that it would prove to be a watershed moment for the Empire, ending in atrocities, ignominy, national …
This work deals with military defeat and national catastrophe, and their implications for society. When the First Balkan War broke out in October 1912, few Ottomans anticipated that it would prove to be a watershed moment for the Empire, ending in atrocities, ignominy, national …
"When the first Balkan War broke out in October 1912, few Ottomans anticipated that it would prove to be a watershed moment for the Empire, ending in ignominy, national catastrophe, and the loss of its remaining provinces in the Balkans. Defeat at the hands of an alliance of Bal…