CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Savic, Bojana |
|---|---|
| Title | Could Have, Would Have, Should Have: Belgradi Rasid and the Rhetoric of Disillusionment and Resentment in his History of Strange Events |
| Summary | This work is about the chronicle of Raşid Bey of Belgrade (ca. 1870) which is an unique source for provincial Ottoman Muslim sensibilities in the age of the empire’s gradual retreat from the region. I propose to look at his subjective view on events as an alternative to the views from the archives that dominates historiography in this respect. In the light of the episodes from Raşid Bey’s chronicle, this paper will demonstrate the importance of such narratives in depicting the manner in which macro history was perceived and furthermore reflected on the micro level, in our case, among the (Ottoman) population in the pashalık of Belgrade. Raşid’s account has shown how the repercussions of the policies conducted by the Imperial Centre were felt within his region of residence. Lamenting and disillusionment over the imminent loss of the Balkans is the key issue in Raşid’s work. |
| Supervisor | Esmer U. Tolga, Krstic Tijana |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/savic_bojana.pdf |
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