Avstro-Ogrska monarhija v besedi in podobi – Slovenci II.

Two years after the first book “Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Image: Slovenes 1, Styria, Porabje and Prekmurje, Carinthia” (2016) has been published, is now out also the second book: “Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Image: Slovenes 2”, presenting Kranjska (Carniola) and Primorje (Coastal region). Both books make the whole picture of Slovenes as included in the monumental book series “Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild” which was projected by the archeduke Rudolf and was published between 1884–1902. Translated are the chapters which discuss life, culture and economy of Slovenes living in Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Prevailing are the ethnographical descriptions of the regions, the presentation of inhabitants and their position in the context of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and other countries of that time. The authors are of different profiles and interests, and their studies are important sources for Slovenian culture and economy which was up till now too often overlooked.

Prvemu delu Avstro-ogrske monarhije v besedi in podobi: Slovenci 1, Štajerska, Porabje in Prekmurje, Koroška (2016) sledi še drugi del prevodov poglavij, v katerih sta predstavljaeni Kranjska in Primorje. Knjigi zaokrožata podobo o Slovencih iz monumentalne knjižne serije »Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild«, ki jo je zasnoval nadvojvoda Rudolf in je izhajala v letih 1884–1902 na Dunaju. Prevedena poglavja podajajo pregledno podobo življenja, kulture in gospodarstva Slovencev v tistem času. Prevladujejo različni etnološki opisi regij in prebivalstva, postavljeni v politični in kulturnozgodovinski kontekst Avstro-Ogrske v drugi polovici 19. stoletja. Pisci besedil so različnih provenienc, poklicev in zanimanj, besedila pa so pomemben vir o slovenski kulturi in gospodarstvu, ki je bil doslej večinoma spregledan.