Central Europe and the Non-European World in the Long 19th Century
Contributor(s)
Křížová, Markéta (editor)
Malečková, Jitka (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
Central Europe and the Non-European World in the Long 19th Century explores various ways in which inhabitants of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy perceived and depicted the outside world during the era of European imperialism. Focusing particularly on the Czech Lands, Hungary, and Slovakia, with other nations as comparative examples, this collection shows how Central Europeans viewed other regions and their populations, from the Balkans and the Middle East to Africa, China, and America. Although the societies under Habsburg rule found themselves (with rare exceptions) outside the realm of colonialism, their inhabitants also engaged in colonial projects and benefited from these interactions. Rather than taking one “Central European” approach, the volume draws upon accounts not only by writers and travelers, but by painters, missionaries, and other observers, reflecting the diversity that characterized both the region itself and its views of non-Western cultures.
Keywords
Noble savages; Bosnia; Central Europe; Ottoman Empire; Central Europe; Colonialism; OrientalisationDOI
10.26530/20.500.12657/57705ISBN
9783732908677, 9783732990771, 9783732990764Publisher
Frank & TimmePublisher website
https://www.frank-timme.de/Publication date and place
Berlin, 2022Classification
Nationalism
Environmental science, engineering and technology
Europe
Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc