religion, violence, and the politics of nationhood in Ottoman Macedonia, 1878-1908 Yosmao�glu, �Ipek. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (339 pages) "The region that is today the Republic of Macedonia was long the heart of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. It was home to a complex mix of peoples and faiths who had for hundreds of years lived together in relative peace. To be sure, these people were no strangers to coercive violence and various forms of depredations visited upon them by bandits and state agents. In the final decades of the nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, however, the region was periodically racked by bitter conflict that was qualitatively different from previous outbreaks of violence. In Blood Ties, Ipek K. Yosmaoglu explains the origins of this shift from sporadic to systemic and pervasive violence through a social history of the Macedonian Question"-- The Ottoman Empire, the Balkans, and the great powers on the road to M�urzsteg -- Education and the creation of nation space -- Territoriality and its discontents -- Fear of small margins -- A leap of faith : disputes over sacred space -- Logic and legitimacy in violence. �Ipek Yosmao�glu. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-bu--- Nationalism Macedonia History Macedonian question Ethnic conflict Macedonia History Political violence Macedonia History Macedonia History 1878-1912 Macedonia Ethnic relations DR2215 .Y67 2014eb 949.76/01 Yosmao�glu, �Ipek. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014 xiii, 320 pages (DLC) 2013021661 9780801469800 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10812579 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10812579 CaPaEBR 130529 ebr10812579 eng