{"product_id":"tropics-of-vienna-colonial-utopias-of-the-habsburg-empire-9781800730144","title":"Tropics of Vienna: Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eTropics of Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ulrich E. Bach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Austrian and Habsburg Studies #19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800730144","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710689349769,"sku":"9781800730144","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3b486d37-abbf-46e7-b042-d63850bce4a2.jpg?v=1719543394","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/tropics-of-vienna-colonial-utopias-of-the-habsburg-empire-9781800730144","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}