(br)other Converts In The Ottoman Balkans Hıstory * Myth * Fıctıon

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE: HISTORY

1. Chapter One The Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans
2. Chapter Two Clad in Red: The Devşirme Ruling Class
3. Chapter Three The Question of Conversion: The Case of Bosnia

PART TWO: MYTH

1. Chapter Four From the Battle to the Black Mountain: The Myth of Kosovo
2. Chapter Five (Br)other: Death of Smail-agha Čengić
3. Chapter Six (Br)other: Njegoš’s The Mountain Wreath

PART THREE: FICTION

1. Chapter Seven The Bridge between the East and the West: Andrić and Kadare
2. Chapter Eight Laying the Foundations for The Bridge on the Drina
3. Chapter Nine Bosnian Muslims in Andrić’s Novels

PART FOUR: ÖMER PAŞA

1. Chapter Ten A Convert in the Empire of the Pashas: Ömer Pasha Latas7
2. Chapter Eleven Bosnia’s Second Fall: Ömer Pasha’s Military Rule (1850-1852)
3. Chapter Twelve Ivo Andrić and His Omerpaša Latas

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index