Empire-Building and Nation-Building in Central Europe Zolt̀n L̀szl̤ (1881-1961) in the Turmoil of the 20th Century
This book reconstructs the intellectual and political trajectory of Zolt̀n L̀szl̤ (1881-1961), a representative figure of the East-Central European middle-class intelligentsia. His shifting positions-on nationalism, imperialism, colonialism, antisemitism, racism, and anticommunism-mirror the broader...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Budapest :
Central European University Press,
2026.
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| Series: | Imperialism and Colonialism in Central and Eastern Europe
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| Summary: | This book reconstructs the intellectual and political trajectory of Zolt̀n L̀szl̤ (1881-1961), a representative figure of the East-Central European middle-class intelligentsia. His shifting positions-on nationalism, imperialism, colonialism, antisemitism, racism, and anticommunism-mirror the broader ideological and political transformations of the region from the nineteenth century to the aftermath of the Second World War. Before 1914, L̀szl̤ established himself as a journalist, writer, academic, and willing agent of Austro-Hungarian imperial policy. In the interwar period and during the Second World War, his expertise as a propagandist found expression in racist circles. By examining L̀szl̤'s life as a case study, the book offers a microhistorical perspective on how members of the educated middle classes became implicated in, and often willing participants of, imperial, racist, and totalitarian projects. It demonstrates how the lived experience of one individual illuminates the complex entanglement of ideology, identity, and power in East-Central Europe's modern history. |
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| Item Description: | "Amsterdam University Press" Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. A Citizen of Vienna 1. Zolt̀n L̀szl̤'s Father Mih̀ly (1849-1932) and His Milieu 2. Childhood and Secondary School 3. Young Adulthood 4. Adventures in Bosnia-Herzegovina 5. The Ambitious Journalist 6. The Creative Writer 7. The Orientalist 8. A Hungarian Soldier in the Service of Emperor Franz Joseph Part II. A Citizen of Budapest 9. Life after the Catastrophe 10. Racial Protectionism in Everyday Life 11. Everyday Turanism in the Interwar Period 12. L̀szl̤'s Links to Interwar Hungary's Extreme Right 13. His Final Years Conclusion Sources Bibliography Index |
| Physical Description: | 354 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9633867843 9789633867846 |