CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Graham, Ian Thomas |
|---|---|
| Title | Defining the Nation: Framing a Debate on the Origins and Nature of Nations in Interwar Czechoslovakia |
| Summary | This thesis explores a debate over the nature and origins of nations in interwar Czechoslovakia which has largely been neglected by the literature on the history of nationalism studies. As a way of providing a point of entry to a larger interwar debate, the text focuses on the political engagement and nationalism theory of a philosopher and public intellectual named Emanuel Rádl and a Sudeten German historian named Eugen Lemberg. Encompassing a time period from the twilight of the Habsburg Empire to the late 1930’s, this thesis explains how a debate emerged from the inconsistencies of Tomáš Masaryk’s national ideology, its turn towards Western European values, and the often less idealistic political practices inside the First Czechoslovak Republic. The debate which ensued saw Rádl and Lemberg contribute to discussions over the subjective or objective nature of nations and the validity of a western political vs. eastern organic national typology. |
| Supervisor | Pelinka, Anton |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/graham_ian.pdf |
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