Politics of Cultural Retreat: Imperial Bureaucracy in Austrian Galicia, 1772-1867

About this book

An illuminating history of state-building, nationalism, and bureaucracy, this book tells the story of how an international cohort of Austrian officials from Bohemia, Hungary, the Hapsburg Netherlands, Italy, and several German states administered Galicia from its annexation from Poland-Lithuania in 1772 until the beginning of Polish autonomy in 1867. Historian Iryna Vushko examines the interactions between these German-speaking bureaucrats and the local Galician population of Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews. She reveals how Enlightenment-inspired theories of modernity and supranational uniformity essentially backfired, ultimately bringing about results that starkly contradicted the original intentions and ideals of the imperial governors.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9780300207279

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

May 26, 2015

Pages

328

Weight

20.8 oz

Subject

History