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Imagined empires : tracing imperial nationalism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe / Tracing mperial nationalism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe edited by Dimitris Stamatopoulos. - 309 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Balkans offer classic examples of how empires imagine they can transform themselves into national states (Ottomanism) and how nation-states project themselves into future empires (as with the Greek "Great Idea" and the Serbian "Načertaniye"). By examining the interaction between these two aspirations this volume sheds light on the ideological prerequisites for the emergence of Balkan nationalisms. With a balance between historical and literary contributions, the focus is on the ideological hybridity of the new national identities and on the effects of "imperial nationalisms" on the emerging Balkan nationalisms. The authors of the twelve essays reveal the relation between empire and nation-state, proceeding from the observation that many of the new nation-states acquired some imperial features and behaved as empires. This original and stimulating approach reveals the imperialistic nature of so-called ethnic or cultural nationalism"--

ISBN: 9789633861776

LCCN: 2020043770

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nationalism--History.--Balkan Peninsula
National characteristics, Balkan.
Religion and state--History.--Balkan Peninsula
Imperialism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Balkan Peninsula--Ethnic relations--History.
Balkan Peninsula--Foreign relations--History.
Balkan Peninsula--Politics and government.
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

LC Class. No.: DR38.2 / .I57 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 320.5409496