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Balkan reconquista and Turkey's forgotten refugee cirsis

Holt, William H., 1979- author

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\"Balkan Reconquista and the End of Turkey-in-Europe brings together a wide array of eyewitness accounts to provide unprecedented detail on the plight of Muslims during the Russo-Ottoman war of 1877-78 when massacres, rapes, and the looting and burning of their villages led hundreds of thousands of Muslims to flee from Bulgaria into Turkey. The book explores the tensions between Muslims and Christians in the Balkans before 1877, the ethnic cleansing and migration that resulted, the subsequent refugee crisis in Istanbul, and the resettlement of refugees in Anatolia. Author William Holt seeks to understand why these events, clearly important in Turkish history, are so little known in Turkey today. In crisp and engaging prose, he provides a compelling narrative and insightful analysis about human suffering and social memory\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Subject: Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 Atrocities. / Muslims Crimes against Balkan Peninsula. / Muslims Balkan Peninsula History 19th century. / Muslims Turkey History 19th century. / Refugees Turkey History 19th century. / Balkan Peninsula Emigration and immigration History 19th century. / Turkey Emigration and immigration History 19th century.
• ISBN: 9781607816959

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DR573.H73 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE