Open AccessHabsburg’s Only Colony? Bosnia-Herzegovina and Austriahungary, 1878-1918
Author(s) -
Clemens Ruthner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
seeu review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1857-8462
DOI - 10.2478/seeur-2018-0002
Subject(s) - mantra , colonialism , general interest , history , political science , economic history , ethnology , law , philosophy , theology , contemporary philosophy , epistemology
It has always been a mantra of Habsburg history that Austria-Hungary never had colonies. This article investigates why Bosnia-Herzegovina can be regarded as such indeed, developing a check list of factors from critical colonial history, showing that it is a Eurocentric view actually that prevents us from recognizing colonialism on European soil.