The Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy 1867-1918 /

The Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy 1867-1918 / edited by Zsuzsa Gaspar ; text, Laszlo Csobra ... [et al.] ; consultant historian, Andras Gero]. - London : New Holland, c2008. - 240 p. : ill. (some col.), maps 30 cm.

Originally pub. : Hungary. c2008. Translation of: Egy közép-európai birodalom : az osztrák-magyar monarchia (1867-1918) /

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239) and index.

2. the emergence of the Dual Monarchy after the Compromise, as well as the Decline and Fall of the Empire 3. the emergence and importance of arts and culture 4. the social and cultural problems associated with the rise of working-class politics and antinationalism 5. the legacy of the Dual monarchy.Includes 400 colored pictures from such sources as the Austrian National Library, the Prague National Museum, the Zagreb Archives as well as Czech and Slovakian private collections and Hungarian private collections. Contains essays of leading experts on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including renowned scholars Andras Gero and Paul Hanebrink, focusing on the final period of the empire, the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy after the Compromise of 1867 and the Kaiser und Konig world through to 1918.Discusses: 1. the power, influence and personalities of the ruling Hapsburg family

9781847730077

DB 85 / .K999 2008