Austria-Hungary and the 1867 Dualist System: Politics and Government in the Habsburg Monarchy | Berghahn Books
Politics and Government in the Habsburg MonarchyEdited by Jonathan Kwan548 pages, 6 tablesISBN 978-1-80768-051-0$180. 00/£138. 00/ Hb / Not Yet Published (January 2027)eISBN 978-1-80768-052-7 eBook Not Yet. . .
Politics and Government in the Habsburg MonarchyEdited by Jonathan Kwan548 pages, 6 tablesISBN 978-1-80768-051-0$180. 00/£138. 00/ Hb / Not Yet Published (January 2027)eISBN 978-1-80768-052-7 eBook Not Yet PublishedView CartYour country: - editRecommend to your LibraryAvailable in GOBI®DescriptionA new and comprehensive analysis of the 1867 dualist settlement and the formation of Austria-Hungary, from its conception to implementation. Exploring important events, key figures, and individual case studies, the analysis is underpinned by three themes: regionally-centred perspectives, the mechanics of government, and the emergence of participatory political cultures. Leading researchers, working in multiple languages and across a variety of topics, have contributed to this fresh, integrated investigation and interpretation. Jonathan Kwanis a Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Nottingham. His publications includeLiberalism and the Habsburg Monarchy, 1861-1895(Palgrave, 2013) and various journal articles. At present he is researching the life of Napoleon II, The Duke of ReichstadtSubject:History: 18th/19th CenturyArea:Central/Eastern EuropeSubject CodesBISAC:HIS040000 HISTORY/Europe/Austria & Hungary;HIS037060 HISTORY/Modern/19th CenturyTHEMA:NHD;JP;3MN;1DFAContentsExpand ToCContentsPart I. IntroductionChapter 1. The Search for Equilibrium and the Making of Austria-Hungary, 1848-1879: Interpreting DualismJonathan KwanChapter 2. Voting Habsburg Style: Imperial Gerrymander and Its Sometimes Unintended ConsequencesLothar Höbelt and Judit PálPart II. Moving Towards Dualism: Views from the Centre(s)Chapter 3. The Emperor, His Governments and the Hungarian Question, 1859-1867Stefan MalfèrChapter 4. The Rocky Road to Trust: The Hungarian Political Elites and the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, 1860-1867Ágnes DeákPart III. Regions, Centres and Political Developments in the Monarchy, Circa 1867Chapter 5. Bohemia, Its Political Culture and the Dualist System, 1861-1879Jonathan KwanChapter 6. Moravia and SilesiaPavel CibulkaChapter 7. The Politics of Lower and Upper Austria in 1867Lothar HöbeltChapter 8. Styria, Carniola and Carinthia, 1861-1879Gregor Antoličič and Jonathan KwanChapter 9. Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Salzburg, 1861-1879: Catholicism, Conservatism and the New Dualist SystemiJonathan KwanChapter 10. Istria, Gorizia, Trieste, Dalmatia and Trentino: The Austro-Italians and the Changing Times in 1866/67Andreas GottsmannChapter 11. Galicia in the Era of Constitutional Experimentation (1860-1867)Harald BinderChapter 12. From Wayward Mountain Rebels to Church Unification Projects: Bukovina between 1848 and 1867Jeroen van DrunenChapter 13. Transylvania and the Austro-Hungarian CompromiseJudit PálChapter 14. Croatia in the 1860s: Landmarks of Modern Politics and the Austro-Hungarian SettlementiStjepan MatkovićPart IV. Implementing and Consolidating Austria-Hungary: 1867 and AfterwardsChapter 15. Cisleithania: The Reichsrat, the December Constitution and the German LiberalsFranz AdlgasserChapter 16. Hungary: Resistance and Adaptation to the 1867 Dualist SystemAndrás CiegerPart V. Case Studies on the Dualist SystemChapter 17. The Importance of Being Equal: 1867, Emancipation and Habsburg JewsDavid RechterChapter 18. Confessions, Regions and Romanian Politics at the Time of the 1867 CompromiseVlad PopoviciPart VI. Concluding SectionChapter 19. Democratic Development in the Habsburg Monarchy after 1867Gary B. CohenChapter 20. The Compromise and its DiscontentsR J W EvansIndexBack to Top