Published Online: Jan 18, 2019
Page range: 2 - 14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/seeur-2018-0002
© 2019 Clemens Ruthner, published by Sciendo
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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.