The afterlife of Austria-Hungary : the image of the Habsburg Monarchy in interwar Europe / Adam KoŹuchowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kożuchowski, Adam, 1979- author.

Series:

Series in Russian and East European studies.

Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies

Standardized Title:

Pośmiertne dzieje Austro-Węgier. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography--History--20th century.

Historiography.

Austria--History--1867-1918--Historiography.

Austria.

Hungary--History--1867-1918--Historiography.

Hungary.

Habsburg, House of.

Habsburg, House of--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was just one link in a chain of events leading to World War I and the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian empire. By 1918, after nearly four hundred years of rule, the Habsburg monarchy was expunged in an instant of history. Remarkably, despite tales of decadence, ethnic indifference, and a failure to modernize, the empire enjoyed a renewed popularity in interwar narratives. Today, it remains a crucial point of reference for Central European identity, evoking nostalgia among the nations that once dismembered it.The Afterlife of Austria-Hungary

Contents:

Austria-Hungary in historiography

Austria-Hungary in essayism and political theory

Austria-Hungary in literary fiction

The empire epitomized: Franz Joseph

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822979173

0822979179

OCLC:

870684256