The New Ottoman Greece in History and Fiction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book explores the increasing interest in the Ottoman past in contemporary Greek society and its cultural sphere. It considers how the changing geo-political balances in South-East Europe since 1989 have offered Greek society an occasion to re-examine the transition from cultural diversity in the imperial context, to efforts to homogenize culture in the subsequent national contexts. This study shows how contemporary immigration and better relations with Turkey led to new directions in historiography, fiction and popular culture in the beginning of the twenty-first century. It focuses on how narratives about cultural co-existence under Ottoman rule are used as a prism of national self-awareness and argues that the interpretations of Greece's Ottoman legacy are part of the cultural battles over national identity and belonging. The book examines these narratives within the context of tension between East and West and, not least, Greece's place in Europe.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2019
Authors:	Trine Stauning Willert
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	225
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-93848-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
LSN:	3-319-93848-7
Barcode:	9783319938486

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