Streetscapes of War and Revolution Prague, 1914–1920 Morelon Hardback

Streetscapes of War and Revolution\n\nPrague, 1914\u20131920\n\nMorelon reconstructs the collapse of the Habsburg Empire as it was experienced on the streets of Prague.\n\nClaire Morelon (Author)\n\n9781009335300, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 6 June 2024\n\n340 pages\n23.5 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.64 kg\n\n'wonderfully atmospheric.' Anna Parker, Times Literary Supplement\n\nPrague entered the First World War as the third city of the Habsburg empire, but emerged in 1918 as the capital of a brand new nation-state, Czechoslovakia. Claire Morelon explores what this transition looked, sounded and felt like at street level. Through deep archival research, she has carefully reconstructed the sensorial texture of the city, from the posters plastered on walls, to the shop windows' displays, the badges worn by passers-by, and the crowds gathering for protest or celebration. The result is both an atmospheric account of life amid war and regime change, and a fresh interpretation o]