Turkey and the Balkans, 1453 to present
HIST 232
Fall 2021 not offered
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The Balkan Peninsula physically lies in Europe but it has long been a geographical and cultural bridge between western Asia and Europe. Since Antiquity its past has been linked to its near neighbor Turkey. Starting with the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, this course will survey the history of the two regions through the Ottoman centuries and the rise of national independence movements in the 19th century. It will then survey the continuing political, social, and ethnic conflicts in the regions in the 20th century, first under Fascism and then Communism, and finally the re-emergent nationalisms of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The central question posed by this course is: How do the various peoples in this part of the world remember their past and how do these conflicting narratives shape their present? |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(MEST-MN) |
Major Readings:
Ivo Andric. THE BRIDGE ON THE DRINA ISBN: 0-226-02045-2
Misha Glenny, THE BALKANS ISBN: 978-0-14-242256-4
Molly Greene, THE EDINBURGH HISTORY OF THE GREEKS, 1453 to 1768 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9399-3
Ismail Kadare, THE PALACE OF DREAMS ISBN:978-1-62872-323-6
Two in-class feature films: Before the Rain (Macedonia) and The Fuse (Bosnia)
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Examinations and Assignments:
three in-class quizzes, two essays, 5-6 pages, final take-home exam |
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