Europe and the Historical Legacies in the Balkans
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Europe plurielle/Multiple Europes
ISBN-10
9052013748
ISBN-13
9789052013749
Edition
New
Publisher
Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
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Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
Country of Manufacture
BE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 5th, 2008
Print length
188 Pages
Weight
268 grams
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15.20 x 23.30 x 1.30 cms
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Southern EuropeEastern EuropeSoutheast Europe19th century, c 1800 to c 189920th century, c 1900 to c 199921st century, c 2000 to c 2100Literary studies: generalEuropean historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 190021st century history: from c 2000 -Political science & theoryPolitical science and theoryHistoryEuropean history
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The enlargement of the EU with the Balkan countries has aroused the skepticism of many. Although EU admission is primarily a matter of economic and political concerns, questions of cultural import are readily brought into play: Does the country in question conform sufficiently to «our» standards of a «European identity»?
The problematic status of the Balkans in this respect largely consists in their common Byzantine and Ottoman legacies. By focusing on Bulgaria and its neighbours Romania, Greece and Turkey, the authors of this collection attempt to elucidate how mutually incompatible the «cultural identity» of the Ottoman «successor states» and that of Europe are.
Ample attention is devoted not only to the perception of the Balkans in the West, but also to the self-image of people in the Balkans and perceptions they hold of the West. If anything like a Balkan identity can be said to exist, what is its relation to the various ethnic, national, religious and linguistic communities? Notably, what was and is the role played by religion in nation state formation? The relationship with Europe forms the thread that runs through the discussion of these issues.
The problematic status of the Balkans in this respect largely consists in their common Byzantine and Ottoman legacies. By focusing on Bulgaria and its neighbours Romania, Greece and Turkey, the authors of this collection attempt to elucidate how mutually incompatible the «cultural identity» of the Ottoman «successor states» and that of Europe are.
Ample attention is devoted not only to the perception of the Balkans in the West, but also to the self-image of people in the Balkans and perceptions they hold of the West. If anything like a Balkan identity can be said to exist, what is its relation to the various ethnic, national, religious and linguistic communities? Notably, what was and is the role played by religion in nation state formation? The relationship with Europe forms the thread that runs through the discussion of these issues.
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