{"product_id":"tropics-of-vienna-colonial-utopias-of-the-habsburg-empire-paperback","title":"Tropics of Vienna: Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUlrich E. Bach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eUlrich E. Bach\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of German at Texas State University. He received his doctorate from UCLA. His work has appeared in publications such as \u003cem\u003eGerman Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUtopian Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFilm and History\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47466140991666,"sku":"9781800730144","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/141f87ca66d8b0c6e3acdf3d372fa7b3.webp?v=1779014534","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/tropics-of-vienna-colonial-utopias-of-the-habsburg-empire-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}