Imperial Messages: Orientalism as Self-Critique in the Habsburg Fin de Siècle

by Robert Lemon

Orientalism as self-critique rather than hegemonic discourse in works by Hofmannsthal, Musil, and Kafka.

In recent years a debate has arisen on the applicability of postcolonial theory to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Some have argued that Austria-Hungary's lack of overseas territories renders the concepts of colonialism and postcolonialism irrelevant, while others have cited the quasi-colonial attitudes of the Viennese elite towards the various...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571135006
• ISBN13: 9781571135001
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"