The making of a nation in the Balkans : historiography of the Bulgarian revival / by Roumen Daskalov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daskalov, Rumen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

History.

Historiography.

Bulgaria--History--1762-1878--Historiography.

Bulgaria.

Nationalism--Bulgaria--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

x, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Historiography of the Bulgarian revival

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Daskalov (modern history, Central European U., Hungary) explores the development of historical thinking about the era of the Bulgarian National Revival (understood as the era comprising the last century of Ottoman rule, ending in 1878), suggesting that the truths of the Revival "can be glimpsed through the conflicting ideas about it, and through their evolution." In addition to examining historical and literary scholarship, he includes memoirs and historical fiction in his analysis. Distributed by Books International. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

From metaphor toward historical epoch

Meanings of the revival I : national and cultural

Meanings of the revival II : economic and social

Excursus on periodization

Classes and class struggles

Paths of the revival and national heroes

The April uprising, the Russo-Turkish liberation war, and the revolution

The continuing revival : symbolic struggles and images

The Bulgarian revival as a national myth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-281) and index.

ISBN:

9639241830

OCLC:

54034789