Beyond Nationalism: A Social and Political History of the Habsburg Officer Corps, 1848-1918

by István Deák

Book Overview

In the last seventy years of its long and distinguished existence, the Habsburg monarchy was plagued by the forces of rising nationalism. Still, it preserved domestic peace and provided the conditions for social, economic, and cultural progress in a vast area inhabited by eleven major nationalities and almost as many confessional groups. This study investigates the social origin, education, training, code of honor, lifestyle, and political role of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195045068
• ISBN13: 9780195045062
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"