Reconstructing National Identity - The Jews of Habsburg Austria During World War I

Zusatztext ... excellent. Klappentext This book explores the impact of war and political crisis on the national identity of Jews! both in the multinational Habsburg monarchy and in the new nation-states that replaced it at the end of World War I. Jews enthusiastically supported the Austrian war effort because it allowed them to assert their Austrian loyalties and Jewish solidarity at the same time. They faced a grave crisis of identity when the multinational state collapsed and they lived in nation-states mostly uncomfortable with ethnic minorities. This book raises important questions about Jewish identity and about the general nature of ethnic and national identity. Zusammenfassung This book explores the impact of war and political crisis on the national identity of Jews, both in the multinational Habsburg monarchy and in the new nation-states that replaced it at the end of the First World War. Jews enthusiastically supported the Austrian war effort because it allowed them to assert their Austrian loyalties and Jewish solidarity at the same time. They faced a grave crisis of identity when the multinational state collapsed and they lived in nation-states mostly uncomfortable with ethnic minorities. This book raises important questions about Jewish identity, and about the nature of ethnic and national identity in general.

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• Authors: Marsha L. Rozenblit, Marsha L. (Associate Professor of Moder Rozenblit, Rozenblit Marsha L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2000
• EAN: 9780195134650
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513465-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Studies in Jewish History; Studies in Jewish History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; austria, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Jewish, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, Jewish Studies, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Political subversion, Relating to Jewish people and groups, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Social groups: religious groups and communities