Tropics of Vienna - Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire

Blends literary criticism, cultural theory, and historical analysis.


Demonstrates how Vienna was linked with its eastern periphery in a quasi-colonial arrangement that shaped the cultural and intellectual life of the Habsburg Empire.


Reveals a shared longing for alternative social and spatial configurations beyond the concept of the "nation-state".

List of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch: Utopian Periphery

Chapter 2. Lazar von Hellenbach: Utopia or Theosophy

Chapter 3. Theodor Hertzka: Seeking Emptiness

Chapter 4. Theodor Herzl: Vienna in Palestine

Chapter 5. Robert Mueller: Anti-Exoticism and Joseph Roth: Finis Austriae

Index

About the author

Ulrich E. Bach is an Associate Professor of German at Texas State University. He received his doctorate from UCLA. His work has appeared in publications such as German Quarterly, Utopian Studies, and Film and History.

Product details

• Authors: Ulrich E. Bach, Bach Ulrich E.
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781800730144
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-014-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, Literature: history & criticism, Empires & historical states, General and world history, Literature: history and criticism, Austro-Hungarian Empire