“The Turk” in the Czech Imagination (1870s-1923)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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In “The Turk” in the Czech Imagination (1870s-1923), Jitka Malečková describes Czechs’ views of the Turks in the last half century of the existence of the Ottoman Empire and how they were influenced by ideas and trends in other countries, including the European fascination with the Orient, images of “the Turk,” contemporary scholarship, and racial theories. The Czechs were not free from colonial ambitions either, as their attitude to Bosnia-Herzegovina demonstrates, but their viewpoint was different from that found in imperial states and among the peoples who had experienced Ottoman rule. The book convincingly shows that the Czechs mainly viewed the Turks through the lenses of nationalism and Pan-Slavism – in solidarity with the Slavs fighting against Ottoman rule.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studia Imagologica
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004440777

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Jitka Malečková is a Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Charles University in Prague. She specializes in modern Ottoman history, gender and nationalism, terrorism, and relations between Europe and the Ottoman Empire and has published extensively on these subjects.

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AcknowledgmentsVIIList of FiguresIXIntroduction: Why Czechs and Turks?1 The Return of the “Terrible Turk”1 The Turkish Wars and Czech Variations on the Turkish Theme2 “The Turk” as a Proxy3 The Oppressors of Our Slavic Brethren4 The Turkish Race5 The Longevity of Stereotypes6 Conclusion2 Czechs Abroad1 Getting Ready to Travel2 Entering the Orient3 Backward or Exotic?4 Turkish Men (To Say Nothing of the Dogs)5 Women6 The Turks and Others7 Conclusion3 Civilizing the Slavic Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina1 What’s in a Name?2 The Orient at One’s Doorstep (Safe Even for Ladies)3 Occupation as Liberation4 Czech Colonial Ambitions5 Conclusion4 “Our Mission in Oriental Studies”1 The Founding Fathers of Czech Oriental Studies2 Oriental Studies “as Translation”3 Finding a Voice of Their Own4 Scholars and Czech Society5 ConclusionConclusion: The New RepublicsBibliography Index

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