WILD EUROPE: THE BALKANS IN THE GAZE OF WESTERN TRAVELLERS

Book ID/图书代码： 11908518C00022

English Summary/英文概要： Combining witty comment with meticulous research abounding in historical and cultural detail, Jezernik reveals how from the mid 16th to the late 20th century "The Balkans" have been perceived by west European travellers and experts, many of whom have seen it as part of Asia and sought accordingly to inform their contemporaries of its "exotic", "outlandish" and "primitive" ways. The rich source material includes citations from naturalists, geographers, historians and social scientists: from Joseph de Tournefort and Henry Blount via Karl Baedeker, William Gladstone and Paulina Irby, to Edith Durham, Rebecca West and Julia Kristeva. Exploring over 1000 first-hand reports and comparing narratives spanning almost five centuries, the author demonstrates how the project of observing other people in their environment mirrors the observers’ own culture and environment. Thus the impressions passed down through the ages about the Balkans say more about Western Europe in most respects than about the lands and people in question.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 结合诙谐的评论和细致研究的历史和文化细节，杰泽尼克揭示了16到20世纪中期“巴尔干”是如何别被西方欧洲旅行者和专家看待的，他们中的许多人已经看到它作为亚洲的一部分，寻求相应的信息，告诉他们的同时代人那些“异国情调”，“古怪”和“原始”的生活方式。丰富的资料来源包括博物学家、地理学家、历史学家和社会科学家的引用:从约瑟夫•德•图恩福特和亨利•布朗特通过卡尔•贝德克、威廉•格莱斯顿和宝琳娜•艾尔比，到伊迪丝•达勒姆、丽贝卡•韦斯特和茱莉亚•克里斯蒂瓦。作者通过对1000多个第一手报道的探索，对比了近五个世纪以来的故事，论证了他们是如何反映出观察者自身的文化和环境的。因此，多年来流传下来的关于巴尔干半岛的印象，在大多数方面更多地反映了西欧，而不是有关土地和人民的问题。（WYL）

Awards/获奖情况：“有些记者仍然在写那些被误解的(巴尔干)国家的野蛮本性。杰泽尼克对前辈的狭隘观点所作的审慎评论，应该是他们启蒙思想的开始。《星期日泰晤士报》对巴尔干半岛的文化史提供了一种新鲜而诱人的视角……有用，可读，值得一读的。”——斯拉夫审查

’There are journalists who still write about the barbaric nature of those misunderstood [Balkan] countries. Jezernik’s measured comments on the views of their blinkered predecessors ought to begin the process of their enlightenment.’ Sunday Times ’A fresh and tantalizing approach to Balkan cultural history...useful, readable, and worth reading.’ Slavic Review

About the Author/作者介绍： 博日达尔•杰泽尼克在卢布尔雅那大学(斯洛文尼亚)教授文化人类学。

Bozidar Jezernik teaches cultural anthropology at the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).

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