Gospodarka, polityka a tożsamości: Galicja i Monarchia Habsburska w długim XIX wieku na tle debaty historiograficznej o imperium, narodzie i regionie

Abstract

This article takes a fresh look on the status of Galicia within the Habsburg Monarchy between the late 18 th and the early 20 th century, presenting the obstacles and opportunities of economic growth faced by imperial policy-makers. At the same time, an analysis is presented of the impact of the imperial experience on the process of forging national identities. The emphasis has been placed on how the increasing national fragmentation in a multi-cultural region affected economic prosperity. Wprowadzenie: refleksje na temat przestrzennego podejścia w historiografii. Pomiędzy historią globalną a historią regionalną W ostatnich latach toczą się w historiografii debaty nad znaczeniem jednostek społeczno-przestrzennych w analizie historycznej. Wychodząc z koncepcji tzw. spatial

The Galician Canal—An unrealized project that changed the rivers in the northern part of the Carpathians

“…The government in Vienna began preparations for the construction of canals in Bohemia, Moravia, and Galicia only when it needed the support of the deputies from these countries for railway investments (Ingarden, 1922). In Galicia, however, the waterway construction project was seen as an impulse for economic development (Kaps, 2019).…”