Author of Weimar Germany's Left-wing Intellectuals (1968) and The Lawful Revolution: Louis Kossuth and the Hungarians (1979)
"A pioneering study of the social history of a military elite. The
subject is much neglected....Enthralling."--R.J.W. Evans, New York
Review of Books
"A superior work by a distinguished scholar....Not just the best
book about the Habsburg army available, but a work that affords
readers marvelously illuminating glimpses into the true nature of
the whole monarchy."--CHOICE
"This innovative study of the habburg army officer corps reflects
the author's exhaustive research of memoirs and personnel
files....Deak's study will be welcomed by military historians and
by all students of the habsburg Monarchy and Central European
history....one hopes that Beyond Nationalism will provide a model
for similar social histories of the military elites of other
countries."--The Journal of Military History
"A pioneering work written with Deák's customary precision, verve,
and elegance, this book makes a most important contribution to
Habsburg studies, military history, and the question of
nationalism."--Piotr Wandycz, Yale University
"Written sympathetically and the vast amount of evidence employed
is compressed into an easy narrative....More than just a good read,
for it makes important revisionist points....An excellent book
which every military, social, and political historian of Central
Europe will find a joy to read."--Times Higher Education
Supplement
"The value of this work is exceptional. It is the only book in the
English language that is directed to this complicated, and (in the
proper sense of that much misused word) inter-national subject.
Deak's research alone should command our respect; but the unusual
breadth of his range of interests, together with the forthright
style of writing elevates this book beyond the level of a
remarkable academic monograph. By this I mean that attempts
ought
to be made to bring it to the attention of a reading public
interested in the history of Central Europe."--John Lukacs
"Deák, is right: compared to what followed, the Hapsburg experiment
seems infinitely more civilized and humane. But his relative
perspective should be welcomed, too. For after all, the frightful
historical baggage carried by the nascent democracies of
contemporary East Central Europe also includes troublesome Hapsburg
freight."--Commonweal
"His collective portrait, based on a wealth of documentary
material, is impressively detailed and comprehensive."--The Times
Literary Supplement
"A work of substantial importance, with an excellent
bibliographical essay."--Journal of Modern History
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