Illustrations PrefaceIntroductionPART ONE: HISTORYChapter One The Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans Chapter Two  Clad in Red: The Devşirme  Ruling Class Chapter Three The Question of Conversion: The Case of Bosnia PART TWO: MYTHChapter Four  From the Battle to the Black Mountain: The Myth of Kosovo Chapter Five (Br)other: Death of Smail-agha ČengićChapter Six (Br)other: Njegoš’s The Mountain WreathPART THREE: FICTIONChapter Seven The Bridge between the East and the West: Andrić and Kadare Chapter Eight Laying the Foundations for The Bridge on the DrinaChapter Nine Bosnian Muslims in Andrić’s Novels PART FOUR: ÖMER PAŞAChapter Ten A Convert in the Empire of the Pashas: Ömer Pasha Latas7 Chapter Eleven Bosnia’s Second Fall: Ömer Pasha’s Military Rule (1850-1852) Chapter Twelve Ivo Andrić and His Omerpaša LatasConclusion Bibliography Index