Venetians in Constantinople : nation, identity, and coexistence in the early modern Mediterranean
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Venetians in Constantinople : nation, identity, and coexistence in the early modern Mediterranean
（The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science, 124th ser.,
Johns Hopkins University Press, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-281) and index
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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 constituent parts and reveals how the fluidity and malleability of identity in this time and place made coexistence among disparate cultures possible.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Venetian Nation in Constantinople
2. The Merchants of Venice
3. The Unoffcial Nation: Banditi, Schiavi, Greci
4. Jews, Renegades, and Early Modern Identity
5. Merchants, Patricians, Citizens, and Early Modern Identity
6. An Urban Middle Ground: Venetians and Ottomans in Constantinople
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