Imagined Empires: Tracing Imperial Nationalism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe

Imagined Empires: Tracing Imperial Nationalism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe
ISBN-10
9633861780
ISBN-13
9789633861783
Category
History
Pages
316
Language
English
Published
2021-06-15
Publisher
Central European University Press
Author
Dimitris Stamatopoulos

Description

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.

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