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Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 522 p. (Br)other converts in the Ottoman Balkans: History, myths, fiction. Illustrations Preface Introduction PART ONE: HISTORYChapter One The Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans Chapter Two Clad in Red: The Devsirme Ruling Class Chapter Three The Question of Conversion: The Case of Bosnia PART TWO: MYTHChapter Four From the Battle to the Black Mountain: The Myth of Kosovo Chapter Five (Br)other: Death of Smail-agha Cengic Chapter Six (Br)other: Njegos's The Mountain Wreath. PART THREE: FICTION Chapter Seven The Bridge between the East and the West: Andric and Kadare Chapter Eight Laying the Foundations for The Bridge on the DrinaChapter Nine Bosnian Muslims in Andric's Novels PART FOUR: ÖMER PASA Chapter Ten A Convert in the Empire of the Pashas: Ömer Pasha Latas 7 Chapter Eleven Bosnia's Second Fall: Ömer Pasha's Military Rule (1850-1852) Chapter Twelve Ivo Andric and His Omerpasa LatasConclusion Bibliography Index.