Description: A detailed examination of Europeans who became Ottoman subjects
Brief description: Petr Kucera is Professor of Turkish Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He is the co-editor of Selected Studies on Genre in Middle Eastern Literatures: From Epics to Novels (2023) and Texts, Contexts, Intertexts. Studies in Honor of Orhan Pamuk (2022) and co-author with J. Malecková of From Istanbul to the End of the World: Ottoman Travel Writings from the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries (2019).
Review Quotes:
"This collection stands out for its careful scholarship, multilingual scope, and methodological diversity. It offers a nuanced, comparative, and human-centred interpretation of imperial integration. The volume will be of strong interest to scholars across multiple fields." --Diyâr: Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies
"Becoming Ottoman is a welcome addition to the studies of Ottoman identities. It is remarkable for its focus and coherence, the generosity of the editors to previous work, and the addition of new approaches such as acculturation, protection, patronage and opportunism to the now standard histories of ethno-religious convictions and conflicts." --Virginia H. Aksan, Professor Emeritus, McMaster University, Canada "Investigating the question of changing acculturation processes in the form of "Ottomanization", Becoming Ottoman brings new perspectives to the rich research field of Ottoman-European encounters. Focusing on exemplary biographies from the 16th to the 19th centuries, it addresses a highly topical historiographical issue." --Dr Barbara Haider-Wilson, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria