Vienna's Ringstrasse Coffeehouses and Slavonic Creative Flair

by Yulia Maleta

Overview

My focus on Vienna's Ringstrasse coffeehouses is defined by Slavonic heritage and entrepreneurial leadership, and the Viennese coffeehouse as 'intangible cultural heritage' status- an attribute formally recognised by Unesco in 2011. I focus on these attributes in my Book Series: "Introducing Vienna's café culture", whereby I present a chronological historical to contemporary insight to the most charming of heritage coffeehouses. In this book, the second of my series, I detail leading Ringstrasse coffeehouses, starting with Café Frauenhuber (1824) and Café Vienne (1829), established just preceding the Ring epoch of development. Thereafter, I address heritage 1840s coffeehouses: Café Eiles (1840) and Café Griensteidl (1847). I then illustrate key Ringstrasse coffeehouses in chronological order of establishment: Café Schwarzenberg (1861), Café Ritter (1867), and lastly, Café Imperial (1873). In Book 3, the next book of my series, I continue to elaborate on core Ringstrasse cafes, of the late 19th century, with an illustrative historic to modern account of Café Landtmann (1873) and corresponding cafes of this epoch. Of relevance, most cafes discussed are still in operation today, enabling me to illuminate Unesco's recognition of 'intangible cultural heritage' status. Comparatively, Book 1 highlighted Café Demel (1786) and Café Dommayer (1823) [1783] as landmark coffeehouses. Markedly, I contend that Colonel Kolschitzky, a Polish Diplomat/Nobleman, and leading hero of the Siege of Vienna (1683) (supported by Polish King Sobieski the Third), was one of the first to acquire a Viennese coffeehouse licence, thus, initiating Vienna's café culture. Kolschitzky's innovative move frames my Slavonic-focussed enlightened Joy de Vivre, further omnipresent within the social and cultural context of Viennese coffeehouse life. Also, in this book (and overall Series) I present an account of cafes' menu cards, plus tantalising coffees, cakes, pastries, and savoury cuisines on offer influenced by Slavonic and continental palates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765552209
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/05/2022
Series:	Introducing Vienna's Café Culture , #2
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Doctor Yulia Maleta has a PhD in Sociology and reputable publications in Socio-Cultural Studies, History, Slavonic/Slavic Studies, Austria-Hungary Studies, Qualitative Research, Gender/Women’s Research, Environmental Movements/eNSMs/Sustainable Science and Work/Organisations. She has worked at the University of Sydney, University of NSW and Western Sydney University. Her recently released books "Vienna’s Ringstrasse Coffeehouses and Slavonic Creative Flair" (2022) [Series: Introducing Vienna’s Café Culture] and "Landmark Viennese Coffeehouses and Cafés: Framed by a Slavonic Joy de Vivre" (2021) [Introducing Vienna’s Café Culture), explores the Slavonic-framed joy de vivre (in everyday life), foregrounding the historic-contemporary sociocultural context of the Viennese coffeehouse. As part of her Book Series: Introducing Vienna’s Café Culture, Dr Maleta highlights Unesco’s (2011) recognition of the Viennese coffeehouse as ‘intangible cultural heritage’ status. Also, Dr Maleta argues that Slavonic peoples have contributed an enlightened legacy to Vienna’s café heritage, through everyday patronage and leadership of fine patisseries and culinary fare. Dr Maleta credits Slavic leadership competence within the Viennese and European context, and credits women’s agentic leadership competence in café development.

In addition, Dr Maleta’s book "Feminism, Republicanism, Egalitarianism, Environmentalism: Bill of Rights and Gendered Sustainable Initiatives" (1st Edition; 2021, 2019) addresses hegemonic ruling class masculinity and emphasized femininity within renewables organisational governance, and critiques Anglo-Celtic male privilege, as a barrier to women’s leadership. Utilising detailed interviews with women environmentalists, together with feminist, sociological and social movement theory, while considering the historic context of Red Vienna and contemporary political challenges (Brexit, Monarchism etc.), she puts forward an innovative policy framework for an Australian Bill of Rights Act, Sustainable-Scientific Technological Development Initiatives and Republican Constitutional change. Plus, Dr Maleta has published in the Journal of International Women’s Studies, Journal of Sociology and Third Sector Review etc.