War and Diplomacy : The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the Treaty of Berlin.

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- A Note on Transliteration -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: European Diplomacy and the Exclusion of the Ottoman "Other" -- 1. The Transformation of "Empire" through Wars and Reforms -- 2. European Equilibrium or Asiatic Balance of Power? -- 3. Benevolent Contempt -- 4. The Ottoman Eastern Question and the Problematic Origins of Modern Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, and Humanitarian Interventionism in Europeand the Middle East -- Part II: The Emergence of the Balkan State System -- 5. Muslim and Orthodox Resistance against the Berlin Peace Treaty in the Balkans -- 6. The Establishment of Serbian Local Government in the Countiesof Niš, Vranje, Toplica, and Pirotafter the Congress of Berlin -- 7. The Ottoman Wrong Horse? -- 8. The Berlin Treaty, Bosnian Muslims, and Nationalism -- 9. Agents of Post-Ottoman States -- 10. A Reassessment of the Macedonian Question, 1878-1908 -- Part III: The Beginning of the End in Eastern Anatolia -- 11. Patterns of Conflict and Violence in Eastern Anatolia Leading Up to the Russo-Turkish War and the Treaty of Berlin -- 12. From Millet-i Sadıka to Millet-i Asiya -- 13. Template for Destruction -- 14. The Hamidiye Light Cavalry Regiments -- Part IV: Ethno-religious Cleansing and Population Transfers in the Balkans and the Caucasus -- 15. Ignoring the People -- 16. The Treaty of Berlin and the Tragedy of the Settlers from the Three Cities -- 17. Two Different Images -- 18. The Rhodope Resistance and Commission of 1878 -- Conclusion: On the Road Back from Berlin -- Glossary -- Chronology of Ottoman History (1828-1909) -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

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