JOURNAL ARTICLE

Redefining Fiumians: Flag Usage and the Ambiguities of the Nation-Building Process in the Former Habsburg-Hungarian corpus separatum , 1914–1924.

  • Published In: Contemporary European History, 2024, v. 33, n. 2. P. 685 1 of 3

  • Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Jeličić, Ivan 3 of 3

Abstract

In the late Habsburg period, Fiume's municipal flag became the representative symbol of local patriotism. This article argues that local patriotism in Fiume was a form of identification that combined features of modern nationalism with loyalties to the Habsburg Empire. With the disappearance of the dual monarchy and the subsequent transition period (1918–24), the Fiumian flag was redefined and contested both as a symbol of Italian irredentism realised through annexation and of Fiume's independence by local autonomists. Thus, the article demonstrates how local patriotism survived the empire's dissolution and how attachment to a locality was a significant feature of European political life in general during that period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Contemporary European History. 2024/05, Vol. 33, Issue 2, p685
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Ethnic and Cultural Studies
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0960-7773
  • DOI:10.1017/S0960777322000753
  • Accession Number:177081385
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