UID:
almahu_9947415101602882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781107110335 (ebook)
Content:
Focusing on émigrés from Baden, Württemberg and Hungary in four host societies (Switzerland, the Ottoman Empire, England and the United States), Heléna Tóth considers exile in the aftermath of the revolutions of 1848–9 as a European phenomenon with global dimensions. While exile is often presented as an individual challenge, Tóth studies its collective aspects in the realms of the family and of professional and social networks. Exploring the interconnectedness of these areas, she argues that although we often like to sharply distinguish between labor migration and exile, these categories were anything but stable after the revolutions of 1848–9; migration belonged to the personal narrative of the revolution for a broad section of the population. Moreover, discussions about exile and amnesty played a central role in formulating the legacy of the revolutions not only for the émigrés but for their social environment and, ultimately, the governments of the restoration.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Introduction: "Our story belongs to you" -- Leaving -- "What good does it do to ruin our family?" -- Exile as a profession, professions in exile -- The roots of the uprooted : émigré networks -- Returning -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107046634
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107110335
