From a Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of Nations

Austro-Hungarian Migrants in the US, 1870–1940

Annemarie Steidl, Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier, James W. Oberly, Annemarie Steidl, Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier, James W. Oberly

• Verlag: StudienVerlag
• Jahr: 2017
• ISBN:
  9783706558723
• Thema: History
• Thema: North American History

A Transatlantic ExperienceThe book describes the transatlantic experience of migrants from Imperial Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary who arrived in the US from the middle of the nineteenth century up to the outbreak of WWI. Traditional assumptions of mass migration - such as the rapid and easy Americanization of newly arriving Europeans, as well as their strong desire of retaining as much of native culture as possible - have been challenged by recent historical studies.Multiethnic GroupsThe socio-economic, demographic, and cultural analyses presented in this book offer a much more differentiated picture of the migrants who struggled for new living space amidst hostile industrial environments. This study breaks new ground by examining migration broadly between the Habsburg Monarchy and North America and return migration to Central Europe, including the study of a variety of ethnic and religious groups who originated in different regions.This book offers a scientific investigation of the circumstances under which Austro-Hungarians migrated to the United States in order to find new opportunities while trying to keep up their traditional values.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover
• Titel
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The European Context. Migration in and from Austria-Hungary, 1850–1914
• 3. From Austria-Hungary to the United States. A Short Trans-National History of Ethno-Nationalism
• 4. Gender, Generations, Languages: Who Were the Migrants from Austria-Hungary?
• 5. South Slav Identity Projects and their Public Cultures in the USA
• 6. To Marry Out or Not. Marriage Patterns of US-Migrants from Austria-Hungary
• 7. Earning, Saving and Remitting Money. The Economic Behavior of Austro-Hungarian Migrants
• 8. Conclusion and Outlook
• References
• Source Directory
• List of Images, Figures, and Tables
• Impressum