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The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a time of economic change, intellectual development and political conflict in the Balkans, in which the Ottoman Empire experienced pressure from internal and external threats, and the Balkan peoples responded to the changing local, regional and international environment. This module combines a chronological and thematic approach, exploring the social, cultural, economic and political transformations of the period. While the break-up of empires and the establishment of national states claiming to represent the Balkan nations is an important aspect of this story, the module also seeks to challenge a teleological narrative that assumes that nations and nationalism were always the most important categories of social and political life in the region.
While the aim is to give the student a framework for understanding the totality of modern South-East European history and culture, students with an interest in a specific country will be able to set that subject against a broader Balkan (and European) background and submit coursework on their country of choice.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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