{"product_id":"9781785331336","title":"Tropics of Vienna: Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire","description":"Ingram - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were. It nevertheless oversaw a multinational federation where the capital of Vienna was unmistakably linked with its eastern periphery in a quasi-colonial arrangement that inevitably shaped the cultural and intellectual life of the Habsburg Empire. This was particularly evident in the era’s colonial utopian writing, and \u003cem\u003eTropics of Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e blends literary criticism, cultural theory, and historical analysis to illuminate this curious genre. By analyzing the works of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Theodor Herzl, Joseph Roth, and other representative Austrian writers, it reveals a shared longing for alternative social and spatial configurations beyond the concept of the “nation-state” prevalent at the time.","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131563491568,"sku":"9781785331336","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785331336_p0.jpg?v=1763728266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785331336","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}