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DRUCKFRISCH Book DiscussionJonathan Singerton: "The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy"In this edition of Druckfrisch we discussed the book “The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy” with author Jonathan Singerton.
The book presents the American Revolution from the perspective of the Habsburg monarchy. It reveals how, despite seeming antithetical to the American cause, the Habsburg dynasty and people in the Habsburg lands realized the opportunity unleashed by the creation of the thirteen United States of America, demonstrating the wider effects of the American Revolution beyond the standard Atlantic World and portraying the Habsburg Monarchy in a new, oceanic light.
Chair: Maren Röger, Leibniz-Institut für Gesc...2024-06-241h 21
Historically ThinkingEpisode 350: Revolutionary AgeFrom the 1760s into the 1830s, waves of revolutions rolled up upon the shores of the Atlantic World, confusing or destroying entrenched political and social hierarchies, and ushering in a new era of democratic rule. These of course were headlined by the American and French Revolutions, but there were no less important ones that quickly followed: not only the Haitian revolution, but in the Andes, in Italy, and eventually throughout the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Americas. It was a period of unprecedented and–perhaps–unmatched political, economic, social, and artistic upheaval.
This is the canvas for Nathan Perl-Rosenthal in hi...2024-03-041h 09
American Revolution PodcastARP294 Dogger BankIn the summer of 1781, the British and Dutch Navies do battle in the English Channel. Parliament is still confident that it can outlast its enemies. European leaders attempt to get the combatants to negotiate a peace, that may or may not recognize American independence.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.Book Recommendation of the Week: The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy, by Jonathan Singerton (also on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of the Doggersbank – 5 August...2024-01-0733 minAmerican Revolution PodcastARP294 Dogger BankIn the summer of 1781, the British and Dutch Navies do battle in the English Channel. Parliament is still confident that it can outlast its enemies. European leaders attempt to get the combatants to negotiate a peace, that may or may not recognize American independence.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.Book Recommendation of the Week: The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy, by Jonathan Singerton (also on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of the Doggersbank – 5 August...2024-01-0733 min
The Botstiber PodcastVic Huber | A Lifetime Between Vienna and WashingtonOriginal Recording: 2019Vic Huber is an American Honorary Consul in Vienna and the Programme Director of the Austro-American Society in Vienna. He shares his own personal story about growing up in post-war Vienna and his lifelong journey with American culture with Jonathan Singerton.2022-11-1828 min
The Botstiber PodcastKurt Bednar | The United States and the Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian EmpireOriginally Recorded: 2019In his book, The Paper War between the United States and Austria-Hungary, historian Kurt Bednar looks at the final years of the Habsburg Monarchy through an American lens. He discusses the research for his book, his findings, and his views on one of the most pivotal chapters in Austrian-American relations with Jonathan Singerton.2022-11-1832 min
The Botstiber PodcastMarion Romberg | Early Portrayals of Americans in Habsburg AustriaOriginally Recorded: 2019Marion Romberg discusses how the image of America (with feather crowns, parrots, and crocodiles) was popularized in early modern times with Jonathan Singerton. Marion Romberg is a research associate at the Department of Habsburg and Balkan Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria), the network editor of the Habsburg Discussion Network, and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Austrian Society for 18th Century Studies.2022-11-1830 min
The Botstiber PodcastWilliam O'Reilly | Selling Souls: Human Trafficking of German-Speakers to America, 1600s-1700sOriginally Recorded: 2019William O’Reilly, senior lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge and full-time fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Central European University, discusses his research for his forthcoming book, Selling Souls, with Jonathan Singerton. Early human traffickers, soul-sellers (Seelenverkäufer) were in the business of enlisting and conveying German-speaking migrants to North America and Central and Eastern Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.2022-11-1822 min
Historically ThinkingEpisode 288: The American Revolution in Hapsburg LandsIn 1780, captured American naval officer Joshua Barney escaped from prison in Plymouth, made his way to London, and with the help of some English sympathizers to the American Revolution was able to take the ferry to Ostend, the principal port of the Austrian Netherlands. During his journey he struck up an acquaintance with an Italian noblewoman after curing her seasickness. Grateful, she insisted that he accompany her by carriage to Brussels, where in a “certain hotel” a porter ushered the two of them into the presence of the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II of Austria. As Barney remembered it decades late...2022-10-201h 03Historically ThinkingEpisode 288: The American Revolution in Hapsburg LandsIn 1780, captured American naval officer Joshua Barney escaped from prison in Plymouth, made his way to London, and with the help of some English sympathizers to the American Revolution was able to take the ferry to Ostend, the principal port of the Austrian Netherlands. During his journey he struck up an acquaintance with an Italian noblewoman after curing her seasickness. Grateful, she insisted that he accompany her by carriage to Brussels, where in a “certain hotel” a porter ushered the two of them into the presence of the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II of Austria. As Barney remembered it decades late...2022-10-201h 03