The End of Ottoman Crete | Uğur Peçe

E570 | In the 1890s, Ottoman Crete descended into communal violence between its Christian and Muslim inhabitants, abetted by foreign powers and Ottoman officials alike. In this episode, Uğur Z. Peçe explains how this conflict--which he calls a civil war--came about, what it meant in people's intimately connected everyday lives, and how it shaped the end of the Ottoman Empire. In particular, Cretan refugees resettled elsewhere in the Ottoman Empire became a key part of various protest movements including boycotts. Uğur speaks with us about these topics while traveling through present-day Crete, considering, among other things, the unexpected connections between the Eastern Black Sea and Crete, the island's distinctive landscape, and snails. For more https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2024/12/pece.html Uğur Z. Peçe is an assistant professor of history at Lehigh University, where he teaches classes on empire, migration, revolution, and the Middle East. He is the author of Island and Empire: Civil War, Displacement, and Protest in the Ottoman Mediterranean (Stanford University Press, 2024). Sam Dolbee is Assistant Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, where he teaches classes on environment, disease, and the modern Middle East. His book Locusts of Power is out now with Cambridge University Press. CREDITS Episode No. 570 Release Date: 29 December 2024 Recording location: Chamaizi, Sougia, Chania Sound production by Sam Dolbee and Chris Gratien Music: Zé Trigueiros, "Petite Route,"ΓΙΑΛΕΛΕΛΙ,""Chiaroscuro," "Big Road of Burravoe" Images and bibliography courtesy of Uğur Z. Peçe available at https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2024/12/pece.html