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The Orient Within : Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria /

Bulgaria is a Slavic nation, Orthodox in faith but with a sizable Muslim minority. That minority is divided into various ethnic groups, including the most numerically significant Turks and the so-called Pomaks, Bulgarian-speaking men and women who have converted to Islam. Mary Neuburger explores how...

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Autor principal: Neuburger, Mary C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • A Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Sources
  • Introduction
  • I. The Bulgarian Figure in the Ottoman Carpet: Untangling Nation from Empire
  • 2. Muslim Rebirth: Nationalism, Communism, and the Path to I984
  • 3. Under the Fez and the Foreskin: Modernity and the Mapping of Muslim Manhood
  • 4. The Citizen behind the Veil: National Imperatives and the Re-dressing of Muslim Women
  • 5. A Muslim by Any "Other'' Name: The Power of Naming and Renaming
  • 6. On What Grounds the Nation? Parcels of Land and Meaning
  • Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index