Bøger af Nancy M. Wingfield

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.

In a new perspective on the formation of national identity in Central Europe, Wingfield analyzes what many historians have treated separately-the construction of the Czech and German nations-as a single phenomenon. Illustrations show how people absorbed, on many levels, visual clues that shaped how they identified themselves and their groups.

These essays examine the role of commemoration and public celebrations in the creation of a national identity in Habsburg lands. The volume also seeks to engage historians of culture and nationalism in other geographic areas and those who work on the Habsburgs' Europe from other perspectives.