Tropics of Vienna

Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78533-132-9
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Reihe: Austrian and Habsburg Studies

The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were. It nevertheless oversaw a multinational federation where the capital of Vienna was unmistakably linked with its eastern periphery in a quasi-colonial arrangement that inevitably shaped the cultural and intellectual life of the Habsburg Empire. This was particularly evident in the era’s colonial utopian writing, and Tropics of Vienna blends literary criticism, cultural theory, and historical analysis to illuminate this curious genre. By analyzing the works of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Theodor Herzl, Joseph Roth, and other representative Austrian writers, it reveals a shared longing for alternative social and spatial configurations beyond the concept of the “nation-state” prevalent at the time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bach, Ulrich E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Bach, Ulrich E.
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.