Everyday Nationalism in Hungary : 1789 - 1867 / Alexander Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxwell, Alexander, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Hungary--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Hungary--History--18th century.

Manners and customs.

Hungary--Social life and customs--19th century.

Hungary.

Hungary--Social life and customs--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Place of Publication:

München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book examines Hungarian nationalism through everyday practices that will strike most readers as things that seem an unlikely venue for national politics. Separate chapters examine nationalized tobacco, nationalized wine, nationalized moustaches, nationalized sexuality, and nationalized clothing. These practices had other economic, social or gendered meanings: moustaches were associated with manliness, wine with aristocracy, and so forth. The nationalization of everyday practices thus sheds light on how patriots imagined the nation's economic, social, and gender composition. Nineteenth-century Hungary thus serves as the case study in the politics of "everyday nationalism." The book discusses several prominent names in Hungarian history, but in unfamiliar contexts. The book also engages with theoretical debates on nationalism, discussing several key theorists. Various chapters specifically examine how historical actors imagine relationship between the nation and the state, paying particular attention Rogers Brubaker's constructivist approach to nationalism without groups, Michael Billig's notion of 'banal nationalism,' Carole Pateman's ideas about the nation as a 'national brotherhood', and Tara Zahra's notion of 'national indifference.'

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Note on Conventions

Introduction

Chapter 1. Hungary's National Name

Chapter 2. Hungary's National Terminology

Chapter 3. Hungary's National Tobacco

Chapter 4. Hungary's National Wine

Chapter 5. Hungary's National Moustaches

Chapter 6. Hungary's National Sexuality

Chapter 7. Hungary's National Costume

Conclusion. Hungary's Lessons for Nationalism Theorists

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110634235

3110634236

9783110638448

3110638444

OCLC:

1125189137