Picturing the Ottoman Armenian World
David Low The Armenian contribution to Ottoman photography is supposedly well known, with histories documenting the famous Ottoman Armenian-run studios of the imperial capital that produced Orientalist visions for tourists and images of modernity for a domestic elite. Neglected, however, have been the practitioners of the eastern provinces where the majority of Ottoman Armenians were to be found, with the result that their role in the...
Religion and Politics in Interwar Yugoslavia
Maria Falina Religion and Politics in Interwar Yugoslavia explores the interaction between religion, nationalism, and political modernity in the first half of the 20th century, taking the case of the Serbian Orthodox Church as an example. This book historicizes the widely held assumption that the bond between religion and nationalism in the Balkans is a natural one or that this bond has been historically inevitable. It tells a complex...
Russia’s Turkish Wars: The Tsarist Army and the Balkan Peoples in the Nineteenth Century
Victor Taki Russia’s Turkish Wars examines the changing place of the Balkan population in Russian military thought, strategic planning, and occupation policies. It reveals choices made by the tsarist strategists and commanders during the Russian-Ottoman wars, reflecting a general reconceptualization of the role of “the people” in modern warfare that took place during the nineteenth century. The book explores the tsarist military’s...
24 heures de la vie à Tchernobyl
Coumel Laurent 26 avril 1986. Le réacteur numéro 4 de la centrale de Tchernobyl explose, un an après l’arrivée de Mikhaïl Gorbatchev à la tête de l’URSS. Comment vivait-on à Pripiat, ville-dortoir modèle, à l’ombre de la plus grande centrale nucléaire d’Europe ? Comment se nourrir, se vêtir et se loger, mais aussi se cultiver et s’évader, sous ce régime à la fois oppresseur et incapable de tout contrôler ? Laurent Coumel dresse le...
History of the Caucasus
Christoph Baumer In the Shadow of Great Powers is the second volume of Christoph Baumer’s History of the Caucasus. It covers the period from the Seljuk domination of the Southern Caucasus around 1050 CE to the present day. After the Kingdom of Georgia’s golden age of independent power and cultural blossoming in the 12th and early 13th centuries, the Caucasus was overrun by the Mongols and soon disintegrated into...