Czech, German, and noble
Subtitle: status and national identity in Habsburg Bohemia
By: Rita Krueger.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780195323450
Subjects: Nationalism -- Czech Republic -- Bohemia -- History; Nationalism -- Social aspects -- Czech Republic -- Bohemia; Nobility -- Czech Republic -- Bohemia -- History; Social status -- Czech Republic -- Bohemia -- History; Language and culture -- Czech Republic -- Bohemia -- History; Public institutions -- Czech Republic -- Bohemia -- History; Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Politics and government; Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Social conditions; Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Intellectual life
Description: This volume examines the intellectual ideas and political challenges that inspired patriotic activity among the Bohemian nobility, the infusion of national identity into public and institutional life, and the role of the nobility in crafting and supporting the national ideal within Habsburg Bohemia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The aristocratic world of the 18th century; title: Challenges of reform and revolution; title: Patriotic science and the weal of the nation; title: A cultured nation : art, gardens, and new social spaces; title: The National Museum; title: Political opposition and revolution.