Over the course of the nineteenth century, the Habsburg Empire witnessed a combination of turbulence and stability. What I like about the region, I suppose, is this fluidity. If you had lived in the nineteenth century, it would have been absolutely normal to hear many different languages, to interact with many different people who had different religions, different backgrounds as well as people moving onwards, such as migration to America. The region is extremely rich and diverse, with many overlapping identities and cultures and peoples-I find it fascinating. Before we get to the books, can you just set the scene in terms of time and place, and why it’s interesting to study this period of Austrian history? To start we had better define exactly what we’re talking about: The Austrian and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the long 19th century, up to the empire’s fall at the end of World War I. Foreign Policy & International Relations.
"Judson's reflections on nations, states and institutions are of broader interest, not least in the current debate on the future of the European Union after Brexit. Judson does much to destroy the picture of an ossified regime and state." Judson argues that.the empire was a force for progress and modernity. Judson rejects conventional depictions of the Habsburg empire as a hopelessly dysfunctional assemblage of squabbling nationalities and stresses its achievements in law, administration, science and the arts." "This is an engaging reappraisal of the empire whose legacy, a century after its collapse in 1918, still resonates across the nation-states that replaced it in central Europe. Lucid, elegant, full of surprising and illuminating details, it can be warmly recommended to anyone with an interest in modern European history." If his account of Habsburg achievements, especially in the 18th century, is rather starry-eyed, it is a welcome corrective to the black legend usually presented. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo A EuropeNow Editor's PickĪ Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
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