Streetscapes of war and revolution : Prague, 1914-1920 /
How did it feel to experience the Habsburg Empire's fall into war and revolution? Morelon reconstructs the sights, sounds and material culture of a city in turmoil. From imperial city to nation-state capital, she traces Prague's emerging place within the post-Versailles world order, and wh...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Figures and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Language Use
- Introduction
- From War to Revolution in Austria-Hungary
- Patriotism, State Legitimacy, Citizenship
- Streetscapes and Urban Space
- 1 All Gray: Militarization in Urban Space
- Bustling Streets, Serious Faces: Mobilization and the Outbreak of War
- The Changing Contours of the Civilian and Military Realms
- Encounters and Violence in Public Space
- Military Control and the Spread of Information
- 2 Black-Yellow Surfaces: Austrian Patriotic Mobilization
- Patriotic Displays: Flags and Celebrations
- The War on Walls, Screens, and Canvas
- Badges and Boxes: Private Initiatives, Public Collections
- Monitoring the Urban Environment: Colors and Denunciations
- 3 Shades of War: Absence and Presence on the Home Front
- "Does Prague Still Exist?": Collections for the "Prague Children"
- Mourning in Absence: Soldiers' Graves and Church Bells
- Battle Scars: The Presence of Wounded Soldiers
- Recent Arrivals: Refugees from War Victims to Scapegoats
- 4 Black Markets, Green Expeditions: Food Shortages and Growing Divisions
- A "Paper Pyramid": Regulations and Managing Scarcity
- Queues, Cold, and Hunger: The Urban Experience of Deprivation
- Imagined and Real Food Circuits within the City
- To and from Prague: Upside-down Town and Country Relations
- Salvation through the Nation: The Czech Heart and Welfare Provision
- 5 Not Only Red: Street Protests, State Legitimacy, and Social Justice
- Demonstrations and Deputations: Sites of the Waning of Habsburg Power
- Riots, Crowds, and the Occupation of Public Space
- New Republic, Same-old Protests
- The Housing Crisis and Direct Action
- Living on the Street: Citizenship and Entitlement
- 6 The End of Darkness? Uncertainty and Revolution
- What Does Revolution Look Like?
- The Old beside the New
- Social Uncertainty: Conspicuous Opulence amidst Plain Squalor
- What Revolution?
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index