Zum Wandel der Konzeptualisierung von Zentrum und Provinz in den Zeitschriften Deutsche Arbeit (1901–1914) und Přehled (1902–1914)
On the Changing Conceptualisation of Centre and Province in the Journals Deutsche Arbeit (1901–1914) and Přehled (1902–1914)

Summary/Abstract: The paper explores two leading Prague‑ based cultural and political magazines prior to World War I – Přehled (1902–1914) and Deutsche Arbeit (1901–39). Specifically, the study analyses their ideas and demands concerning the centre and periphery by studying their editorial and publishing backgrounds, as well as programme essays, reviews and polemics. Přehled, on the one hand, reinforced the integrationist efforts of the Czechspeaking intelligentsia, seeking to link local elites in Bohemia and Moravia with the Prague centre. On the other hand, Deutsche Arbeit tried to link the German‑ speaking areas of Bohemia politically and culturally with the country capital, which was met with little success. However, from the end of 1912, the idea of cultural and economic integration with the German Empire was promoted as a counterbalance to the Czech efforts. This was accompanied with attempts to foster the closest possible political orientation towards a strong neighbouring country, culminating in Naumann’s Mitteleuropa project during the war.

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