Narrated Empires - Perceptions of Late Habsburg and Ottoman Multinationalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book examines the role of imperial narratives of multinationalism as alternative ideologies to nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Middle East from the revolutions of 1848 up to the defeat and subsequent downfall of the Habsburg and Ottoman empires in 1918. During this period, both empires struggled against a rising tide of nationalism to legitimise their own diversity of ethnicities, languages and religions. Contributors scrutinise the various narratives of identity that they developed, supported, encouraged or unwittingly created and left behind for posterity as they tried to keep up with the changing political realities of modernity. Beyond simplified notions of enforced harmony or dynamic dissonance, this book aims at a more polyphonic analysis of the various voices of Habsburg and Ottoman multinationalism: from the imperial centres and in the closest proximity to sovereigns, to provinces and minorities, among intellectuals and state servants, through novels and newspapers. Combining insights from history, literary studies and political sciences, it further explores the lasting legacy of the empires in post-imperial narratives of loss, nostalgia, hope and redemption. It shows why the two dynasties keep haunting the twenty-first century with fears and promises of conflict, coexistence, and reborn greatness.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe
Release date:	February 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Johanna Chovanec • Olof Heilo
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-055198-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	3-03-055198-9
Barcode:	9783030551988

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