Military Culture and Popular Patriotism in Late Imperial Austria

TitleMilitary Culture and Popular Patriotism in Late Imperial Austria
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsCole, Laurence
Number of Pages320
PublisherOxford University Press
CityOxford
Abstract

Military Culture and Popular Patriotism in Late Imperial Austria examines the interplay between popular patriotism and military culture in late imperial Austria. Laurence Cole suggests that two main questions should be asked regarding the western half of the Habsburg Monarchy during the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the outbreak of war in 1914. Firstly, how far did imperial Austrian society experience a process of militarization comparable to that of other European countries? Secondly, how far did the military sphere foster popular patriotism in the multinational state? Various manifestations of military culture, including hero cults and, above all, military veterans associations, provide the main subject for analysis in this volume.

URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672042.001.0001
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