The End of Ottoman Rule in Bosnia : Conflicting Agencies and Imperial Appropriations

"This book focuses on the end of four centuries of Ottoman rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1870s. After an introduction to the region and the political zeitgeist of the late 1860s and early 1870s, it examines in detail the dramatic years beginning in the summer of 1875, when the outbreak of violent unrest in the eastern Herzegovinian region bordering Montenegro led to a massive refugee catastrophe. The study traces the surprising further political and social dynamics to the summer and fall of 1878, when a Habsburg army finally invaded the Bosnian Vilayet and took control of the province - but only after months of fighting against massive local resistance throughout the province. This book cannot be viewed in isolation from larger political dynamics, which are also constantly present in this study as they unfolded. However, as this book attempts to show, it is hardly possible to understand the often contradictory effects of these larger political dynamics without delving deeper into the complex local rationalities and constraints on the action of the actors involved in them. The End of Ottoman Rule in Bosnia will appeal to students, teachers, and researchers in late Ottoman and Bosnian history"-- Provided by publisher This book focuses on the end of four centuries of Ottoman rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1870s. The End of Ottoman Rule in Bosnia will appeal to students, teachers, and researchers in late Ottoman and Bosnian history. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 List of illustrations 7 List of maps 9 Notes on language, transliteration and toponyms 10 Acknowledgements 12 Introduction 16 1. Townsmen, peasants and the reformed society in Ottoman Bosnia 36 2. Upholding stability in the Bosnian Vilayet in turbulentpolitical times 76 3. Crisis at Ottoman-Montenegrin borders escalates out of control (1874/1875) 117 4. Efforts for refugee return and pacification—and its obstruction in early 1876 166 5. War of the Principalities and the Ottoman constitutionalist’s breakthrough 210 6. The Bosnian Vilayet during the devastating Russian-Ottoman War of 1877/1878 257 7. The making of a new imperialistic order in the Orient/the Bosnian Vilayet 299 Conclusion 346 Sources and bibliography 353 Index 390 Ivo,Andrić;,The,Bridge,over,the,Drina;,Sarajevo;,South,East,Europe;,Ottoman,Empire;,Mostar;,Travnik;,Ottoman,Rule;,The,Sick,Man,of,Europe;,Austria-Hungary;,Franz,Josef;,şehirlis;,Nationalism;,The,Balkans;,David,Rodogno;,Maria,Todorova Ivo Andrić,The Bridge over the Drina,Sarajevo,South East Europe,Ottoman Empire,Mostar,Travnik,Ottoman Rule,The Sick Man of Europe,Austria-Hungary,Franz Josef,şehirlis,Nationalism,The Balkans,David Rodogno,Maria Todorova Townsmen, peasants and the reformed society in Ottoman Bosnia -- Upholding stability in the Bosnian Vilayet in turbulent political times -- Crisis at Ottoman-Montenegrin borders escalates (1874/75) -- Efforts for pacification and refugee return - and its obstruction in early 1876 -- Principalities' anti-Ottoman War and Ottoman constitutionalists' breakthrough -- The Bosnian Vilayet during the devastating Russian-Ottoman War of 1877/8 -- The making of a new imperialistic order in the Orient/the Bosnian Vilayet