| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Austrian and Habsburg Studies ; Volume 17
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Austrian and Habsburg studies ; v. 17.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding multiculturalism and the Habsburg Central European experience / Johannes Feichtinger and Gary B. Cohen -- Heterogeneities and homogeneities : on similarities and diversities / Anil Bhatti -- Mestizaje and hybrid culture : towards a transnational cultural memory of Europe and the development of cultural theories in Latin America / Michael Rössner -- The limits of nationalist activism in imperial Austria : creating frontiers in daily life / Pieter M. Judson -- Multiculturalism, Polish style : glimpses from the interwar period / Patrice M. Dabrowski -- Multiculturalism against the state : lessons from Istria / Pamela Ballinger -- Migration in Austria, an overview, 1920s to 2000s / Michael John -- The slice of desire : intercultural practices versus national loyalties in the peripheral multiethnic society of Central Europe at the beginning of twentieth century / Oto Luthar -- On "neighbors" and "strangers" : the literary motif of "Central Europe" as lieu de memoire / Andrei Corbea Hoisie -- Culture as a space of communication / Moritz Csíky. |
| Summary |
Multiculturalism has long been linked to calls for tolerance of cultural diversity, but today many observers are subjecting the concept to close scrutiny. After the political upheavals of 1968, the commitment to multiculturalism was perceived as a liberal manifesto, but in the post-9/11 era, it is under attack for its relativizing, particularist, and essentializing implications. The essays in this collection offer a nuanced analysis of the multifaceted cultural experience of Central Europe under the late Habsburg monarchy and beyond. The authors examine how culturally coded social spaces ca. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
National characteristics, Central European.
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National characteristics, Central European. |
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National characteristics, Austrian.
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National characteristics, Austrian. |
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Multiculturalism -- Austria -- History.
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Multiculturalism. |
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Austria. |
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History. |
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Multiculturalism -- Europe, Central -- History.
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Central Europe. |
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Austria -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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Ethnic relations. |
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Europe, Central -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Feichtinger, Johannes.
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Cohen, Gary B., 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Understanding multiculturalism : Central Europe and the Habsburg experience. New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn Books, ©2014. First edition. x, 246 pages Austrian and Habsburg studies ; Volume 17 9781782382645 |
| ISBN |
9781782382652 (e-book) |
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1782382658 (e-book) |
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1306690455 (e-book) |
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9781306690454 (e-book) |
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9781782382645 |
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