The Ambivalence of Identity: The Austrian Experience of Nation-building in a Modern Society

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Purdue University Press, 2001 - Počet stran: 227
The Ambivalence of Identity examines nation-building in Austria and uses the Austrian experience to explore the conceptual foundations of nationhood. Traditionally, Hapsburg, Austria, has provided the background for these works. In the course of this study it should become clear that Republican Austria is as valuable in understanding national identity as its monarchic predecessor. Historical interpretations to Austrian nation-building gives the Austrian experience special relevance for the larger debate about the nature of history. Such aspects in the analysis of the post-war Austrian nation-building are the role of consciousness during the building process, the role of neighboring countries, and the role of World War II.

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1 NationBuilding and Postwar Austria An Introduction
1
Catalyst or Precondition The Socioeconomic Environment of Austrian NationBuilding
25
The Writing of History and National Imagery The Intellectual Foundations of Austrian NationBuilding
51
The Institutional Instruments of NationBuilding
110
Measuring Identity Austrian National Consciousness in the Mirror of Public Opinion
161
Austrian Nation Formation and the Theory of Nationhood A Conclusion
180
Bibliography
191
Index
221
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Strana 69 - Consequently Austria undertakes in the absence of the consent of the said Council to abstain from any act which might directly or indirectly or by any means whatever compromise her independence, particularly, and until her admission to membership of the League of Nations, by participation in the affairs of another
Strana 45 - Austria is reminded, however, that she has a responsibility which she cannot evade for participation in the war on the side of Hitlerite Germany, and that in the final settlement account will inevitably be taken of her own contribution to her liberation. [United
Strana 7 - historically evolved, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture
Strana 99 - belonging to the Communist International. The Executive Committee of the Communist International has the right to demand that parties belonging to the International shall expel groups or persons who offend against international discipline, and it also has the right to expel from the Communist International those parties which violate decisions of the world congress.
Strana 45 - be faced with similar problems, to find that political and economic security which is the only basis for lasting peace. Austria is reminded, however, that she has a responsibility which she cannot evade for participation in the war on the side of Hitlerite Germany, and that in the final settlement account will inevitably be taken of her own contribution to her liberation.
Strana 21 - living in a well-defined geographical area, speaking a common language, possessing a literature in which the aspirations of the nation have been expressed, attached to common traditions and common customs, venerating its own heroes, and, in some cases, having a common religion.
Strana 21 - a state of mind, in which the supreme loyalty of the individual is felt to be due the nation-state,
Strana 69 - Article 88 The independence of Austria is inalienable otherwise than with the consent of the Council of the League of Nations. Consequently Austria undertakes in the absence of the consent of the said Council to abstain from any act which might directly or indirectly or by any means whatever compromise her independence, particularly, and until her admission to membership of the League of Nations, by participation in the affairs of another

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Peter Thaler is associate professor of history at the University of Southern Denmark. He holds a Ph.D. in history and a Ph.D. in Scandinavian studies from the University of Minnesota, as well as, a doctorate of law from the University of Vienna.

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