“The Wickedest Man on Earth”: US Press Narratives of Austria-Hungary and the Shaping of American National Identity in 1898
Haley, Evan
Haley, Evan
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The narratives in this coverage created a sense of American nationalism and influenced U.S. leaders and members of the public on migration restriction and other issues. They also provided a basis for early English-language historiography on Austria-Hungary. Subsequent, archival based scholarship reveals that many of these narratives were fictions. My project adds to existing historiography by focusing on mainstream perceptions of Austria-Hungary, rather than the perceptions of high-level diplomats and politicians.
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2019-01-01