Galicia was created at the first partition of Poland in 1772 and
disappeared in 1918. Yet, in slightly over a century, the idea of
Galicia came to have meaning for both the peoples who lived there
and the Habsburg government that ruled it. Indeed, its memory
continues to exercise a powerful fascination for those who live in
its former territories and for the descendants of those who
emigrated out of Galicia.
The idea of Galicia was largely produced by the cultures of two
cities, Lviv and Cracow. Making use of travelers' accounts,
newspaper reports, and literary works, Wolff engages such figures
as Emperor Joseph II, Metternich, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Ivan
Franko, Stanislaw Wyspianski, Tadeusz "Boy" Zelenski, Isaac Babel,
Martin Buber, and Bruno Schulz. He shows the exceptional importance
of provincial space as a site for the evolution of cultural
meanings and identities, and analyzes the province as the framework
for non-national and multi-national understandings of empire in
European history.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2012 |
| First published: |
2010 |
| Authors: |
Larry Wolff
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
504 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-8312-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-8047-8312-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780804783125 |
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