E113 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 2 w/ Emily Greble
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E113 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 2 w/ Emily Greble
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Danny and Derek are once again joined by Emily Greble, professor of history at Vanderbilt University, to further discuss the story of Balkan Muslims’ place in the modern European project. They pick up at the formation of Yugoslavia and go into more detail about the rights and protections afforded to the Muslim populations, the sharia mandate, dynamics between the different Muslim communities, what their situations say about liberalism at the time, the impact of Yugoslav democracy and authoritarianism, Balkan Muslim communities’ interactions with the Nazis, and more.
Listen to the first part of the discussion here!
Be sure to grab a copy of Emily’s eponymous book, Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe!
E113 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 2 w/ Emily Greble
I'm really glad you guys picked up Emily's fantastic book! This is a bit selfish of me but I think you should also look into an episode / series on the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange (arguably late 1922 through 1924), whose centennial we are currently passing through. This ethnic partition of racialized Christians and Muslims was another massive geopolitical and frankly diplomatic precedent that set the groundwork for a number of intellectual projects and statecrafts over the next several decades. Happy to recommend some names if you're looking for them.
Jugoslavija is indeed fascinating. I apologize if everyone has already seen this 1941 footage in Sarajevo taken by a German soldier of the old market place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd6YW9KtF0I
It really captures the spirit and diversity of the time.