War and nationalism: the Balkan wars, 1912-1913, and their sociopoliti…
by Blumi, Isa, Yavuz, M. Hakan, Conference "The Sociopolitical Implications of the Dissolution of the Ottoman State: Causes of the Balkan Wars and the Role of the Ottoman State", Salt Lake City, Utah
fromUtah series in Middle East studies
Foreword : lessons learned from the Balkan wars / Edward J. Erickson -- Prologue : the rise of Balkan nationalism within the triangle of the Ottoman, Austrian, and Russian empires, 1800-1878 / Peter von Sivers -- Introduction : lasting consequences of the Balkan wars (1912-1913)…
"War and Nationalism presents thorough up-to-date scholarship on the often misunderstood and neglected Balkan Wars of 1912 to 1913, which contributed to the outbreak of World War I. The essays contain critical inquiries into the diverse and interconnected processes of social, ec…
This vividly detailed revisionist history opens a new vista on the great Ottoman Empire in the early nineteenth century, a key period often seen as the eve of Tanzimat westernizing reforms and the beginning of three distinct histories--ethnic nationalism in the Balkans, imperial…
The states created after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992 all appointed official national anthems - the purpose of which was to forge new national identities out of the bloody and difficult history of the region. Building on Benedict Anderson's work on 'imagined communities…
The states created after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992 all appointed official national anthems - the purpose of which was to forge new national identities out of the bloody and difficult history of the region. Building on Benedict Anderson's work on 'imagined communities…
"Anthems are symbolic means through which nations present themselves to the world. Accordingly, creating seven new nation states out of the bones of Yugoslavia required new anthems. Why did these new states opt for century-old national songs or, failing this, for the anthems wit…
