Exiled Generation - German and Hungarian Refugees of Revolution, 1848-1871

Informationen zum Autor Heléna Tóth is a postdoctoral research fellow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Klappentext Heléna Tóth considers exile in the aftermath of the revolutions of 1848-9 as a European phenomenon with global dimensions. Zusammenfassung Focusing on émigrés from Baden, Württemberg and Hungary in four host societies (Switzerland, the Ottoman Empire, England and the United States), Tóth considers exile in the aftermath of the revolutions of 1848–9 as a European phenomenon with global dimensions, with insights into patterns of social and political interaction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: 'our story belongs to you'; 1. Leaving; 2. 'What good does it do to ruin our family?'; 3. Exile as a profession, professions in exile; 4. The roots of the uprooted: émigré networks; 5. Returning; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Helaena Taoth, Helena Toth, Heléna Tóth
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2014
• EAN: 9781107046634
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04663-4
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Germany, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Hungary, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Population & demography, Refugees and political asylum