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Examining the interplay between popular patriotism and military culture in late imperial Austria, this volume asks two key questions: how far did imperial Austrian society experience a process of militarization comparable to that of other European countries; and how far did the military sphere foster popular patriotism in the multinational state?
List of contents
Introduction: 'Military Culture' and Popular Patriotism in late Imperial Austria; 1 Creating and Displaying Patriotism: Military Culture and Dynastic Self-Representation in Habsburg Austria; 2 Embodying patriotism: Field-Marshall Radetzky as military hero; 3 Popularising Patriotism: the Organisation of Military Veterans; 4 'Good soldiers': Military Veterans in Trentino; 5 For Emperor and Fatherland: Military Veterans in Trieste and the Littoral; 6 Patriotic Action: the Imperial and Royal Austrian Military Soldiers Corps; Conclusion: Military Culture and the Limits of Patriotic Mobilisation
About the author
Laurence Cole studied modern history at the University of Oxford and the European University Institute. He has taught at Birkbeck College, London and the University of Birmingham. He was Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of East Anglia, before becoming Professor of Austrian History at the University of Salzburg in 2013. He was co-editor of European History Quarterly from 2004 to 2011.
Summary
Examining the interplay between popular patriotism and military culture in late imperial Austria, this volume asks two key questions: how far did imperial Austrian society experience a process of militarization comparable to that of other European countries; and how far did the military sphere foster popular patriotism in the multinational state?
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Laurence Cole has produced a pioneering microanalysis of Habsburg efforts, especially after 1848, to create a patriotic culture in Austria ... Cole's sweeping, almost exhausting analysis provides a definitive roadmap to these patriotic efforts.
