Title Understanding multiculturalism : Central Europe and the Habsburg experience / edited by Johannes Feichtinger and Gary B. Cohen

Edition First edition Published New York [New York] ; Oxford [England] : Berghahn Books, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations Series Austrian and Habsburg Studies ; Volume 17 Austrian and Habsburg studies ; v. 17. Contents Understanding multiculturalism and the Habsburg Central European experience / Johannes Feichtinger and Gary B. Cohen -- Heterogeneities and homogeneities : on similarities and diversities / Anil Bhatti -- Mestizaje and hybrid culture : towards a transnational cultural memory of Europe and the development of cultural theories in Latin America / Michael Rössner -- The limits of nationalist activism in imperial Austria : creating frontiers in daily life / Pieter M. Judson -- Multiculturalism, Polish style : glimpses from the interwar period / Patrice M. Dabrowski -- Multiculturalism against the state : lessons from Istria / Pamela Ballinger -- Migration in Austria, an overview, 1920s to 2000s / Michael John -- The slice of desire : intercultural practices versus national loyalties in the peripheral multiethnic society of Central Europe at the beginning of twentieth century / Oto Luthar -- On "neighbors" and "strangers" : the literary motif of "Central Europe" as lieu de memoire / Andrei Corbea Hoisie -- Culture as a space of communication / Moritz Csíky Summary Multiculturalism has long been linked to calls for tolerance of cultural diversity, but today many observers are subjecting the concept to close scrutiny. After the political upheavals of 1968, the commitment to multiculturalism was perceived as a liberal manifesto, but in the post-9/11 era, it is under attack for its relativizing, particularist, and essentializing implications. The essays in this collection offer a nuanced analysis of the multifaceted cultural experience of Central Europe under the late Habsburg monarchy and beyond. The authors examine how culturally coded social spaces ca Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject National characteristics, Central European. National characteristics, Austrian. Multiculturalism -- Austria -- History Multiculturalism -- Europe, Central -- History Central Europeans. Austrians. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century. Central Europeans Austrians Ethnic relations Multiculturalism National characteristics, Austrian National characteristics, Central European Ethnische Beziehungen Nationale identiteit. Multiculturalisme -- Autriche -- 19e siècle. Multiculturalisme -- Autriche -- 20e siècle. SUBJECT Austria -- Ethnic relations -- History Europe, Central -- Ethnic relations -- History Subject Austria Central Europe Mitteleuropa Österreich Midden-Europa. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Feichtinger, Johannes Cohen, Gary B., 1948- ISBN 9781782382652 1782382658 1306690455 9781306690454

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