Bośniaccy muzułmanie w opinii Polaków i Czechów na przełomie XIX i XX wieku (do wybuchu I wojny światowej)

Abstract

Bosnian Muslims as viewed by Poles and Czechs at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries (until the outbreak of World War I) The article presents Poles’ and Czechs’ opinions on Bosnian Muslims at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. Historians would often use the diaries of English, German, French, and Russian travellers while similar sources by the authors from different countries were rarely analyzed. The article focuses above all on the Austro-Hungarian period, its starting point, however, are the times under the weakening Ottoman rule. Under the Habsburg administration, the society of Bosnia and Herzegovina was being modernized, and the nationalistic processes were being initiated. Poles and Czechs were present in Bosnia as officials, traders, teachers, etc. The primary sources for this article are their travel diaries.