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Nancy M. Wingfield Creating the Other (Hardback) Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Author: Nancy M. Wingfield. Contributor: Nancy M. Wingfield (Edited by). The historic myths of a people/nation usually play an important role in the creation and consolidation of the basic concepts from which the self-image of that nation derives. Further DetailsTitle: Creating the Other Condition: New Description: The historic myths of a people/nation usually play an important role in the creation and consolidation of the basic concepts from which the self-image of that nation derives. These concepts include not only images of the nation itself, but also images of other peoples. Although the construction of ethnic stereotypes during the "long" nineteenth century initially had other functions than simply the homogenization of the particular culture and the exclusion of "others" from the public sphere, the evaluation of peoples according to criteria that included "level of civilization" yielded "rankings" of ethnic groups within the Habsburg Monarchy. That provided the basis for later, more divisive ethnic characterizations of exclusive nationalism, as addressed in this volume that examines the roots and results of ethnic, nationalist, and racial conflict in the region from a variety of historical and theoretical perspectives. Author: Nancy M. Wingfield EAN: 9781571813848 Country/Region of Manufacture: US Contributor: Nancy M. Wingfield (Edited by) ISBN-10: 1571813845 ISBN: 9781571813848 Format: Hardback Language: English Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 535g Genre: Law & Politics Subtitle: Ethnic Conflict & Nationalism in Habsburg Central Europe Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated Release Date: 11/13/2003 Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies Topic: History Release Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.