Elisabeth Haid, July 4th, 2020 This would not be possible in any other Polish city! Such was the opinion of political commentators in local newspapers of the Eastern Galician city Kołomyja, referring to local political practices. Among others, the following episode gave cause … [Read more...] about “In the Manner of the Neapolitan Camorra” – Local Political Conflicts in an Eastern Galician City
Elite and Challengers
Online Team Workshop 17-19 June 2020 Research reports: Károly Ignácz: Local elites and their challengers Cody J. Inglis: Znojmo at war’s end, and a glimpse into the elite structure of the surrounding districts Christopher Wendt: North Tirol … [Read more...] about Elite and Challengers
Conference Report, Kraków
Cody J. Inglis “The War That Never Ended: Postwar Continuity and New Challenges in the Aftermath of the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, 1918–1923,” October 24–26, 2019, Kraków, Poland Can we compare the historical trajectories of Ottoman and Habsburg successor states as they … [Read more...] about Conference Report, Kraków
101 Years Ago: A Christmas Tragedy at the Mariabrunn Hotel—and the Fall, Rise, and Fall of Rudolf Penz
Christopher Wendt, December 30th, 2019 Just in time for the holidays, in this installment time we’re going slightly further back into the past than usual to revisit an incident that that took place 101 years ago in Northern Tyrol, in an inn above the Tyrolean capital of … [Read more...] about 101 Years Ago: A Christmas Tragedy at the Mariabrunn Hotel—and the Fall, Rise, and Fall of Rudolf Penz
Call for papers
Beyond Trianon. The exit from war in Danubian Europe: a new era? (1918-1924) International Conference, Budapest, June … [Read more...] about Call for papers