The Crescent and the Eagle: Ottoman Rule, Islam and the Albanians, 1874-1913

by George W. Gawrych

"The Crescent and the Eagle" examines the awakening of Albanian national identity from the end of the 19th century to the outbreak of the First World War - a period of intense nationalism in the Balkans - from an Ottoman perspective. Drawing on Ottoman and European archival material, the book undermines the customary negative stereotypes of Ottoman rule, offering a more nuanced interpretation. Gawrych provides a critical but objective examination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845112873
• ISBN13: 9781845112875
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 8.6"