The Development of Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo, 1878-1918 An Urban History [Paperback]

The Development of Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo, 1878-1918charts the urban history of Sarajevo in this period within the context of other modernising central-European cities. It gives detailed consideration to elements of change and continuity in the development of the urban fabric, as well as the economic, social and cultural life of the city. The book also explores how far changes were the work of the occupying Austro-Hungarian administration and the influx of immigrants from elsewhere, and suggests that the local elites from all confessions took an active role in the redevelopment of their city, building an integrated 'Sarajevan' version of urban modernity at a middle-class level.

Case studies of particular buildings and their owners, and maps illustrating the chronological development of the city during the period, are used throughout the book to highlight aspects of the aforementioned themes. The built environment forms a major source of evidence, together with material from a range of other sources, including census records, directories, newspapers, government documents, planning records and postcards. These sources are also used to augment observations and arguments put forward in this important study for all students and scholars of modern Central and Eastern Europe.

Introduction
1. Ottoman Sarajevo
2. The Public Face: Sarajevo as a Provincial Capital
3. The Private Face: Middle Class Building Development in Sarajevo
4. Sarajevo at the Centre of the Developing Bosnian Economy
5. The Development of a Middle Class Society
6. Conspicuous Consumption and Cultures of Urban Display
Conclusion
Appendix I - Maps of the City
Appendix II - Chronological Record of Buildings
Bibliography
Index