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The Ottoman-era Blue Mosque at sunset in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 15, 2004. The European Parliament called on EU leaders to open membership talks with Turkey, but also urged Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms.

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Seminar - Open to the Public

Shadows of Empire: Reshaping the Historical Memories of Non-Western Post-Imperial Successor States

Thu., Feb. 3, 2011 | 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Scholars of the international system have commented that the world of the 21st century most closely resembles the world of empires in the 19th century with various regional powers carving out spheres of influence that often roughly correspond to their former imperial spaces.While the European norms enshrined in Westphalian principles have held, imperial baggage in a number of states shape the terrain and terms of nationalism still today.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.