Muslim Land, Christian Labor : : Transforming Ottoman Imperial Subjects into Bulgarian National Citizens, c. 1878-1939 / / Anna M. Mirkova.

Focusing upon a region in Southern Bulgaria, a region that has been the crossroads between Europe and Asia for many centuries, this book describes how former Ottoman Empire Muslims were transformed into citizens of Balkan nation-states. This is a region marked by shifting borders, competing Turkish...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Maps, Tables, and Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Key Ottoman Turkish and Bulgarian Terms
  • Note on Names, Transliterations, and Dates
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Eastern Crisis, Russia’s “Civilizing Mission” in the Balkans, and the Emergence of Eastern Rumelia
  • Chapter Two. Repatriation, Postwar Reconstruction, and the Limits of Pluralism in Eastern Rumelia
  • Chapter Three. An Experiment in Pluralistic Governance: Emigration and the Emergence of National Politics
  • Chapter Four. Anchoring Unified Bulgaria on “Muslim” Land
  • Chapter Five. Muslim Land vs. Bulgarian Labor: The Cost of Building a Modern Capitalist Nation
  • Chapter Six. Land, Nation, Minority
  • Chapter Seven. Debating Community and Citizenship
  • Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index