The Ottoman conquest of the Balkans
Subtitle: interpretations and research debates
By: edited by Oliver Jens Schmitt
Series: Sitzungsberichte -- 872. Band; Sitzungsberichte (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse) -- 872. Bd.
Publisher: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften; Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Wien
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9783700178903
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: History
Description: The Ottoman conquest of the Balkans constitutes a major change in European history. Scholarship on the topic is extensive, yet the evidence produced by decades of research is very scattered and lacking comprehensive synthesis, not to mention consensual interpretation. Although major political and military milestones seem to have been investigated thoroughly, there is a notable absence of more theoretical and interpretative approaches that overarch the entire phenomenon rather than merely individual aspects. Scholars have hitherto addressed the topic from various perspectives and employing a wide range of methods, but Byzantine studies, Ottoman studies, Eastern Mediterranean studies and national historiographies in the Balkan countries have yet to establish either a coherent collaboration or a consistent model of interpretation. This volume therefore rather aims at opening and structuring a new heuristic approach and at coordinating a field of studies that is of crucial importance for understanding change in European history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.