Introduction 1. Between Empire and Nation: The Bohemian Nobility, 1880-1918 2. National and Social Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1918-1920 3. Nationalization of the Nobility: Noble Lobbying Strategies in the 1920s 4. Czech Nobles, Nationalism, and Catholic Conservatism, 1930-1939 5. German Internationalism and National Socialism: German Nobles in the 1930s 6. War and Revolution: The End of the Old Regime, 1939-1948 Conclusion Abbreviations Appendix: Declarations of the Czech Nobility, 1938 and 1939 Notes Archives Consulted Index
Noble Nationalists adds a great deal to our understanding of the balance between competing popular and dynastic political forces in the Austrian half of the Dual Monarchy. It has much to contribute to ongoing debates about the nature and mechanics of nationalism and nation building in Habsburg Central Europe. Glassheim suggests the many ways in which elite actors attempted to recapture the imagined security of the pre-1918 world while taking into account the demands of a populist (if not democratic), nationalized age of mass politics. -- Pieter M. Judson, Swarthmore College With its focus on a neglected social group, the Bohemian nobility, Noble Nationalists makes an important contribution to the fields of Habsburg, German, and Eastern European history as well as to interdisciplinary nationalism studies. Eagle Glassheim intertwines political and social history in an engaging manner as he demonstrates the persistence of multiple--sometimes conflicting, sometimes overlapping--identities. -- Nancy M. Wingfield, Northern Illinois University
Eagle Glassheim is Associate Professor of History at University of British Columbia.
A superb book. Fluidly written and clearly argued, this volume
makes an invaluable contribution to a growing literature on
nationalism, politics in interwar Czechoslovakia and the
transformations that rocked the Bohemian lands in last century’s
two great wars. It casts new light on age-old issues concerning
national identity that, no doubt, will continue to attract the
attention of historians of Europe for many years to come. It is a
book, in other words, that deserves a wide audience and the highest
praise.
*H-German*
Noble Nationalists adds a great deal to our understanding of the
balance between competing popular and dynastic political forces in
the Austrian half of the Dual Monarchy. It has much to contribute
to ongoing debates about the nature and mechanics of nationalism
and nation building in Habsburg Central Europe. Glassheim suggests
the many ways in which elite actors attempted to recapture the
imagined security of the pre-1918 world while taking into account
the demands of a populist (if not democratic), nationalized age of
mass politics.
*Pieter M. Judson, Swarthmore College*
With its focus on a neglected social group, the Bohemian nobility,
Noble Nationalists makes an important contribution to the fields of
Habsburg, German, and Eastern European history as well as to
interdisciplinary nationalism studies. Eagle Glassheim intertwines
political and social history in an engaging manner as he
demonstrates the persistence of multiple—sometimes conflicting,
sometimes overlapping—identities.
*Nancy M. Wingfield, Northern Illinois University*
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