Czech, German, and Noble - Status and National Identity in Hasburg Bohemia

Informationen zum Autor Rita Krueger is Assistant Professor of History at Temple University. Klappentext Czech, German, and Noble examines the Habsburg realm, finding that the nobility, which presumably would be the most resistant to change, rather than intellectuals, were the driving force behind the creation of a Czech national identity. Zusammenfassung Czech, German, and Noble examines the Habsburg realm, finding that the nobility, which presumably would be the most resistant to change, rather than intellectuals, were the driving force behind the creation of a Czech national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Aristocratic World of the 18th Century 2: Challenges of Reform and Revolution 3: Patriotic Science and the Weal of the Nation 4: A Cultured Nation: Art, Gardens, and New Social Spaces 5: The National Museum 6: Political Opposition and Revolution Epilogue Notes Bibliography

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: The Aristocratic World of the 18th Century


• 2: Challenges of Reform and Revolution


• 3: Patriotic Science and the Weal of the Nation


• 4: A Cultured Nation: Art, Gardens, and New Social Spaces


• 5: The National Museum


• 6: Political Opposition and Revolution


• Epilogue


• Notes


• Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Rita Krueger, Rita (Assistant Professor of History Krueger, Krueger Rita
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.01.2009
• EAN: 9780195323450
• ISBN: 978-0-19-532345-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Nationalism, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, C 1700 To C 1800, Former Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia