Plural Pasts : Power, Identity and the Ottoman Sieges of Nagykanizsa Castle PDF
by Claire Norton
Part of the Routledge Research in Early Modern History series
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Through a study of a variety of Ottoman and modern Turkish accounts of the Ottoman-Habsburg sieges of Nagykanizsa Castle (1600-01) including official documents, correspondence, histories, and more literary genres such as gazavatnames [campaign narratives], Plural Pasts explores Ottoman literacy practices.
By considering the diverse roles that the various accounts served – construction of identities, forging of diplomatic alliances and legitimization of political ideologies and geo-political imaginations – it explores the cultural and socio-political significance the various accounts had for different audiences.
In addition, it interweaves theoretical reflection with textual analysis.
Using the sieges of Nagykanizsa as a case study, it offers a sophisticated contribution to ongoing historiographical arguments: namely, how historians construct hierarchies of primary sources and judge some to be more truthful, or more valuable, than others; how texts are assigned to particular genres based on perceived epistemological status – as story or history, fact or fiction; and the circular role that historians and their histories play in constructing, reflecting and reinforcing cultural and political imaginaries.
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- Pages:202 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:03/02/2017
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- ISBN:9781317079606
