Subject Without Nation: Robert Musil and the History of Modern Identity

by Stefan Jonsson

Book Overview

This innovative study of the works of Robert Musil opens a new window on the history of modern identity in western culture. Stefan Jonsson argues that Musil's Austria was the first postimperial state in modern Europe. Prior to its destruction in 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had ruled over a vast array of nationalities and, in the course of its demise as well as after, Austria was beset by nationalism, racism, and other forms of identity politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822325705
• ISBN13: 9780822325703
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"