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Author : Maureen Healy
Release : 2004-05-27
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 246/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Vienna and the Fall of the Habsburg Empire by : Maureen Healy
Download or read book Vienna and the Fall of the Habsburg Empire written by Maureen Healy. This book was released on 2004-05-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Ulrich E. Bach
Release : 2016-05-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 337/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tropics of Vienna by : Ulrich E. Bach
Download or read book Tropics of Vienna written by Ulrich E. Bach. This book was released on 2016-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were. It nevertheless oversaw a multinational federation where the capital of Vienna was unmistakably linked with its eastern periphery in a quasi-colonial arrangement that inevitably shaped the cultural and intellectual life of the Habsburg Empire. This was particularly evident in the era’s colonial utopian writing, and Tropics of Vienna blends literary criticism, cultural theory, and historical analysis to illuminate this curious genre. By analyzing the works of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Theodor Herzl, Joseph Roth, and other representative Austrian writers, it reveals a shared longing for alternative social and spatial configurations beyond the concept of the “nation-state” prevalent at the time.
Author : Alan Sked
Release : 2015-12-14
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 048/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918 by : Alan Sked
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918 written by Alan Sked. This book was released on 2015-12-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and revised edition of Alan Sked’s groundbreaking book which examines how the Habsburg Empire survived the revolutionary turmoil of 1848. ‘The Year of Revolutions', saw the whole of Europe convulsed in turmoil and revolt. Yet the Habsburg Empire survived. As state after state succumbed to the violent winds of change that were sweeping the continent. How did the Habsburg Empire survive? How was the army able hold together while the rest of the empire collapsed in civil war, and how was it able to seize the political initiative In this new edition, Alan Sked reflects on the changed understanding of the period which resulted from the first appearance of this book, and widens the discussion to look at the Habsburg Empire alongside the decline of the Russian and German Empires, arguing that it is possible to understand their decline from a broad European perspective, as opposed to the overly narrow focus of recent explanations. Alan Sked makes us look at familiar events with new eyes in this radical, vigorously written classic which is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of nineteenth-century Europe.
Author : Pieter M. Judson
Release : 2016-04-25
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 761/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Habsburg Empire by : Pieter M. Judson
Download or read book The Habsburg Empire written by Pieter M. Judson. This book was released on 2016-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A EuropeNow Editor’s Pick A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year “Pieter M. Judson’s book informs and stimulates. If his account of Habsburg achievements, especially in the 18th century, is rather starry-eyed, it is a welcome corrective to the black legend usually presented. Lucid, elegant, full of surprising and illuminating details, it can be warmly recommended to anyone with an interest in modern European history.” —Tim Blanning, Wall Street Journal “This is an engaging reappraisal of the empire whose legacy, a century after its collapse in 1918, still resonates across the nation-states that replaced it in central Europe. Judson rejects conventional depictions of the Habsburg empire as a hopelessly dysfunctional assemblage of squabbling nationalities and stresses its achievements in law, administration, science and the arts.” —Tony Barber, Financial Times “Spectacularly revisionist... Judson argues that...the empire was a force for progress and modernity... This is a bold and refreshing book... Judson does much to destroy the picture of an ossified regime and state.” —A. W. Purdue, Times Higher Education “Judson’s reflections on nations, states and institutions are of broader interest, not least in the current debate on the future of the European Union after Brexit.” —Annabelle Chapman, Prospect
Author : John Van der Kiste
Release : 2005-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 870/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Emperor Francis Joseph by : John Van der Kiste
Download or read book Emperor Francis Joseph written by John Van der Kiste. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1848, 28-year-old Francis Joseph became King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria. He would reign for almost 68 years, the longest of any modern European monarch. Focusing on the life of Emperor Francis Joseph and his family, this book examines their personal relationships against the turbulent background of the 19th century.
