Karl Kaser (historian)

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Karl Kaser (* 1954 ) is an Austrian historian from Eastern Europe .

Life

In 1974 he began studying history and Slavic studies in Graz , which he completed in 1980 with a doctorate in Southeast European history. In 1986 he qualified as a professor for Southeast European History with the thesis' Freier Bauer und Soldat. The Militarization of Agrarian Society in the Croatian-Slavonian Military Frontier (1535–1881) '. In 1988 he was appointed half-time contract assistant for Southeast European History and in 1996 he was appointed full professor for Southeast European history at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz.

He is an honorary professor at Shkodra University and an honorary member of the Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts .

Fonts (selection)

  • Southeast European History and History . Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-205-99428-0 .
  • Balkans and Middle East. Introduction to a common story . Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-205-78624-5 .
  • Different looks. Religion and Visual Cultures in the Balkans and the Middle East . Vienna 2013, ISBN 3-205-78952-0 .
  • Hollywood on the balcony. The visual modernity on the European periphery (1900–1970) . Vienna 2018, ISBN 978-3-205-20474-9 .

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