Empire-building And Nation-building In

Name: Empire-building And Nation-building In
Brand: Central European University Press

Central European University Press

Empire-Building and Nation-Building in Central EuropeZoltn Lszl (18811961) in the Turmoil of the 20th Century\nAuthor(s): Krisztin Csaplr-Degovics\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Central European University Press, Hungary\nImprint: Central European University Press\nISBN-13: 9789633867846, 978-9633867846\nSynopsis\nThis book reconstructs the intellectual and political trajectory of Zoltn Lszl [tel], a representative figure of the East-Central European middle-class intelligentsia. His shifting positionson nationalism, imperialism, colonialism, antisemitism, racism, and anticommunismmirror the broader ideological and political transformations of the region from the nineteenth century to the aftermath of the Second World War. \nBefore 1914, Lszl established himself as a journalist, writer, academic, and willing agent of Austro-Hungarian imperial policy. In the interwar period and during the Second World War, his expertise as a propagandist found expression in racist circles. \nBy examinin.