"This is an excellent book that could be very useful not only for upper-level courses of Central and Eastern European history, but also to all interested in the early history of nationalism."--Alexander Mirkovic, World History Bulletin
"Much of the material presented points to a fascinating and altogether more significant development than the barely incipient Czech 'nation' in early-nineteenth-century Habsburg history: the rise of new, lively forms of territorial patriotism little beholden to ideas of linguistic or ethnic nationalism."--Europe: Early Modern and Modern
"Rita Krueger has produced a valuable study of the Bohemian aristocracy's role in setting the stage for the Czech National Awakening....Extremely well-written and well-sourced."--Slavic and Eastern European Journal
"An important study and fine first monograph. Krueger's work illustrating how a noble class with its cosmopolitan orientation paradoxically became a critical player in the development of nationalism in the Bohemian context is a useful reminder of the ambiguities and complexity of this phenomenon in the Habsburg lands."--Journal of Modern History
"Krueger's monograph gives important issues a welcome airing, provides a distinctive viewpoint on some well-known events, and adds new detail to our knowledge of this century of transition."--Austrian History Yearbook
"Krueger's study underline[s] the considerable power and influence the Bohemian nobles wielded into the 'era of bourgeois nationalism, ' and indeed beyond. Her book provides a solid introduction to the era and to a fascinating social group."--German History
"Krueger's thesis is arresting in its originality....Makes a valuable contribution to the scholarly literature on the history of the Bohemian lands...[F]illed with details and insights for the discerning reader."--H-Net Reviews
"Rita Krueger has undoubtedly written an important book."--H-Soz-u-Kult
"This book is exceedingly well written and covers a period that has been neglected in the English-language literature on this region, making it of great use to Habsburg historians."--Slavic Review
"Engagingly written....This volume adds to our understanding of Czech aristocratic-intellectual life in an era of crucial cultural, political, and social change in Europe from the Enlightenment through the 1848 Revolution....In its careful examination of the Bohemian transition from a traditional society of orders to a modern, nationalizing nineteenth-century social, this book makes contributions to the history of the Bohemian Lands, and the Habsburg Monarchy as well as to the late Enlightenment, the French Revolutionary era, and the formation of modern Europe."--Central European History
Review
"This is an excellent book that could be very useful not only for upper-level courses of Central and Eastern European history, but also to all interested in the early history of nationalism."--Alexander Mirkovic, World History Bulletin
"Much of the material presented points to a fascinating and altogether more significant development than the barely incipient Czech 'nation' in early-nineteenth-century Habsburg history: the rise of new, lively forms of territorial patriotism little beholden to ideas of linguistic or ethnic nationalism."--Europe: Early Modern and Modern
"Rita Krueger has produced a valuable study of the Bohemian aristocracy's role in setting the stage for the Czech National Awakening....Extremely well-written and well-sourced."--Slavic and Eastern European Journal
"An important study and fine first monograph. Krueger's work illustrating how a noble class with its cosmopolitan orientation paradoxically became a critical player in the development of nationalism in the Bohemian context is a useful reminder of the ambiguities and complexity of this phenomenon in the Habsburg lands."--Journal of Modern History
"Krueger's monograph gives important issues a welcome airing, provides a distinctive viewpoint on some well-known events, and adds new detail to our knowledge of this century of transition."--Austrian History Yearbook
"Krueger's study underline[s] the considerable power and influence the Bohemian nobles wielded into the 'era of bourgeois nationalism,' and indeed beyond. Her book provides a solid introduction to the era and to a fascinating social group."--German History
"Krueger's thesis is arresting in its originality....Makes a valuable contribution to the scholarly literature on the history of the Bohemian lands...[F]illed with details and insights for the discerning reader."--H-Net Reviews
"Rita Krueger has undoubtedly written an important book."--H-Soz-u-Kult
"This book is exceedingly well written and covers a period that has been neglected in the English-language literature on this region, making it of great use to Habsburg historians."--Slavic Review
"Engagingly written....This volume adds to our understanding of Czech aristocratic-intellectual life in an era of crucial cultural, political, and social change in Europe from the Enlightenment through the 1848 Revolution....In its careful examination of the Bohemian transition from a traditional society of orders to a modern, nationalizing nineteenth-century social, this book makes contributions to the history of the Bohemian Lands, and the Habsburg Monarchy as well as to the late Enlightenment, the French Revolutionary era, and the formation of modern Europe."--Central European History
About the Author
Rita Krueger is Assistant Professor of History at Temple University.
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