A History of Servia, and the Servian Revolution

Originally published in German in 1829 and translated in 1847, this is one of the first modern works on Serbia.

Leopold von Ranke (Author), Louisa Hay Kerr (Translated by)

9781108044714, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 February 2012

510 pages, 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.64 kg

The German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886) is considered a founder of modern source-based history, introducing ideas such as reliance on primary sources, emphasis on narrative history and international perspectives. (His works on the history of England and the on papacy are also reissued in this series.) While historiography and empiricism, as practised by Ranke, are now considered outdated, his emphasis on primary sources and the use of quotations to illustrate arguments remains hugely influential. First published in German in 1829, this work was based on eye-witness accounts of the Serbian Uprising of 1804, and was one of the first modern works on the Balkan nation. The early chapters review the history of the Serbs from the ninth century CE, to contextualise the chapters on the sixteenth-century Ottoman conquest and subsequent rule. This translation, published in 1847, is based on the second German edition of 1844.

Preface
1. Retrospective sketch of the rise of the Servians
2. Fall of Servian liberty
3. Outlines of the Turkish institutions in Servia
4. Condition, character, and poetry of the Servians
5. Origin of the recent movements in Turkey
6. Origin of the disturbances in Servia
7. Insurrection against the Dahis
8. Development of the opposition against the Grand Signior
9. Servian war of liberation in 1806 and 1807
10. Formation of a Servian government
11. Relations of Servia to the general state of Europe and Turkey
12. Campaigns of 1809 and 1810. Farthest extent of the boundaries
13. Civil dissensions. Monarchical power
14. Peace of Bucharest
15. War in Servia in the year 1813
16. Renewed dominion of the Turks
17. Revolution of Milosch
18. Period of preliminary negotiations
19. Institutions and rule of Milosch
20. Settlement of Servian affairs
21. The internal administration of Milosch, and the opposition against him
22. Charter of 1838
23. Fall of Milosch
24. Michael Obrenowitsch
25. Alexander Kara Georgewitsch. Conclusion
Appendix.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]