Cosmopolitan Outsiders : Imperial Inclusion, National Exclusion, and the Pan-European Idea, 1900-1930

La 4e de couverture indique : "This book reconstructs the intellectual and social context of several influential proponents of European unity before and after the First World War. Through the lives and works of the well-known promoter of Pan-Europe, Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, and his less well-known predecessor, Alfred Hermann Fried, the book illuminates how transnational peace projects emerged from individuals who found themselves alienated from an increasingly nationalizing political climate within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the new nation states of the interwar period. The book's most important intervention concerns the Jewish origins of crucial plans for European unity. It reveals that some of the most influential ideas on European culture and on the peaceful reorganization of an interconnected Europe emerged from Jewish milieus and as a result of Jewish predicaments." "Acknowledgments"--"Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction: Outsiders Within" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 2: The Jewish Dilemma of Exclusion in Late Imperial Central Europe" -- "Alfred Fried and the Experience of Antisemitism" -- "Liberal and Progressive Politics" -- "Vienna and Berlin: Germanyâ#x80;#x99;s Two Faces" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 3: Pacifism, Empire, and Social Evolution" -- "Pacifism as Social Science" -- "Felix von Luschan and War as the Engine of Human Progress" -- "Alfred Nossig and the Internationalization of Empire" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 4: Pacifist Realpolitik: Selling Pan-Europe to Militarists and Nationalists" -- "Precedents and Models for Pan-Europe" -- "Friedâ#x80;#x99;s Proposal for Pan-Europe" -- "Challenges and Objections to Pan-Europeâ#x80;#x99;s Realization" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 5: Aristocrats and Jews as Elites and Pariahs in Interwar Central Europe" -- "Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and the Experience of Aristocratic Marginality" -- "Stefan Zweig, the Viennese Elite, and the Ideal of European Cultural Unity" -- "Joseph Roth and the Critique of Elite Culture" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 6: Bridging the Gap: Pan-Europe between the Left and the Right" -- "Pan-Europe between the Wars" -- "Race, Empire, and Europeâ#x80;#x99;s Place on the World Stage" -- "The Wrong Kind of Attention: Freemasons and Conspiracy Theories" -- "A Delicate Alliance: The Pan-European Union and the Peace Movement" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Limits of Shared Experience" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography" -- "Note on Archival Sources" -- "Published Sources." Acknowledgments 6 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 Chapter 1: Introduction: Outsiders Within 11 Notes 26 Chapter 2: The Jewish Dilemma of Exclusion in Late Imperial Central Europe 33 Alfred Fried and the Experience of Antisemitism 33 Liberal and Progressive Politics 46 Vienna and Berlin: Germany’s Two Faces 53 Conclusion 59 Notes 60 Chapter 3: Pacifism, Empire, and Social Evolution 74 Pacifism as Social Science 75 Felix von Luschan and War as the Engine of Human Progress 84 Alfred Nossig and the Internationalization of Empire 89 Conclusion 99 Notes 100 Chapter 4: Pacifist Realpolitik: Selling Pan-Europe to Militarists and Nationalists 110 Precedents and Models for Pan-Europe 111 Fried’s Proposal for Pan-Europe 120 Challenges and Objections to Pan-Europe’s Realization 127 Conclusion 134 Notes 135 Chapter 5: Aristocrats and Jews as Elites and Pariahs in Interwar Central Europe 142 Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and the Experience of Aristocratic Marginality 143 Stefan Zweig, the Viennese Elite, and the Ideal of European Cultural Unity 151 Joseph Roth and the Critique of Elite Culture 161 Conclusion 166 Notes 168 Chapter 6: Bridging the Gap: Pan-Europe between the Left and the Right 179 Pan-Europe between the Wars 181 Race, Empire, and Europe’s Place on the World Stage 184 The Wrong Kind of Attention: Freemasons and Conspiracy Theories 193 A Delicate Alliance: The Pan-European Union and the Peace Movement 197 Conclusion 205 Notes 207 Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Limits of Shared Experience 218 Notes 225 Bibliography 227 Note on Archival Sources 227 Published Sources 227 Index 245 "This book reconstructs the intellectual and social context of several influential proponents of European unity before and after the First World War. Through the lives and works of the well-known promoter of Pan-Europe, Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, and his less well-known predecessor, Alfred Hermann Fried, the book illuminates how transnational peace projects emerged from individuals who found themselves alienated from an increasingly nationalizing political climate within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the new nation states of the interwar period. The book's most important intervention concerns the Jewish origins of crucial plans for European unity. It reveals that some of the most influential ideas on European culture and on the peaceful reorganization of an interconnected Europe emerged from Jewish milieus and as a result of Jewish predicaments."--Amazon.com Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction: Outsiders Within....Pages 1-22 The Jewish Dilemma of Exclusion in Late Imperial Central Europe....Pages 23-63 Pacifism, Empire, and Social Evolution....Pages 65-100 Pacifist Realpolitik: Selling Pan-Europe to Militarists and Nationalists....Pages 101-132 Aristocrats and Jews as Elites and Pariahs in Interwar Central Europe....Pages 133-169 Bridging the Gap: Pan-Europe between the Left and the Right....Pages 171-209 Conclusion: The Limits of Shared Experience....Pages 211-219 Back Matter....Pages 221-258 1. Introduction: Outsiders Within -- 2. The Jewish Dilemma Of Exclusion In Late Imperial Central Europe -- 3. Pacifism, Empire, And Social Evolution -- 4. Pacifist Realpolitik: Selling Pan-europe To Militarists And Nationalists -- 5. Aristocrats And Jews As Elites And Pariahs In Interwar Central Europe -- 6. Bridging The Gap: Pan-europe Between The Left And The Right -- 7. Conclusion: The Limits Of Shared Experience. Katherine Sorrels. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.