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Article: Realpolitik versus nationalpolitik: rethinking nationalism during the Eastern crisis, 1875-1878. (in the Balkan states of the Ottoman Empire)
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- East European Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 22, 1996
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Introduction
According to the conventional wisdom, nationalism is the "preponderant factor in modern history."(1) Specifically, "there can be no doubt that the most pervasive and dynamic ideological force in nineteenth-century Europe was nationalism."(2) The Eastern Crisis of 1875-78 is seen as an integral part of this Europe-wide phenomenon. The beginnings of Balkan nationalism are attributed to the French Revolution.(3) The rise of Balkan nationalism is seen as an increasing threat to the Ottoman Empire's Balkan domain.(4) It is claimed that "at bottom, the whole problem of the Balkans was at this time...a national and racial one."(5) Indeed, "what ...
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