<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Habsburg’s Only Colony? Bosnia-Herzegovina and Austriahungary, 1878-1918

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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...

Habsburg’s Only Colony? Bosnia-Herzegovina and Austriahungary, 1878-1918

Published Online: Jan 18, 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/seeur-2018-0002

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