![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The turbulence comes at the start with the French Revolution and Napoleon, in the middle with the 1848-49 revolutions, then at the end with World War I. Over the course of the nineteenth century, the Habsburg Empire witnessed a combination of turbulence and stability. What I like about the region, I suppose, is this fluidity. If you had lived in the nineteenth century, it would have been absolutely normal to hear many different languages, to interact with many different people who had different religions, different backgrounds as well as people moving onwards, such as migration to America. The region is extremely rich and diverse, with many overlapping identities and cultures and peoples-I find it fascinating. Before we get to the books, can you just set the scene in terms of time and place, and why it’s interesting to study this period of Austrian history? To start we had better define exactly what we’re talking about: The Austrian and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the long 19th century, up to the empire’s fall at the end of World War I. Foreign Policy & International Relations. ![]()
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