| Venetians in Constantinople: Nation, Identity, and Coexistence in the Early Modern Mediterranean Johns Hopkins P Edition Contributor(s): Dursteler, Eric R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801891051 ISBN-13: 9780801891052 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Islam - History |
| Dewey: 949.618 |
| LCCN: 2011453204 |
| Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.01 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historian Eric R Dursteler reconsiders identity in the early modern world to illuminate Veneto-Ottoman cultural interaction and coexistence, challenging the model of hostile relations and suggesting instead a more complex understanding of the intersection of cultures. Although dissonance and strife were certainly part of this relationship, he argues, coexistence and cooperation were more common. Moving beyond the "clash of civilizations" model that surveys the relationship between Islam and Christianity from a geopolitical perch, Dursteler analyzes the lived reality by focusing on a localized microcosm: the Venetian merchant and diplomatic community in Muslim Constantinople. While factors such as religion, culture, and political status could be integral elements in constructions of self and community, Dursteler finds early modern identity to be more than the sum total of its constitutent parts and reveals how the fluidity and malleability of identity in this time and place made coexistence among disparate cultures possible. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dursteler, Eric R.: - Eric R Dursteler is an associate professor of history at Brigham Young University. |