Author: Louis James Publisher: Oval Projects ISBN: 1908120061 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 80
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A guide to understanding the Austrians that delves into the cultural curiosities and peculiar characteristics of this land-locked nation.
Author: Gordon Brook-Shepard Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0786730668 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 526
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This is a masterful survey of Austria's controversial place at the heart of European history. From the Reformation through the Napoleonic and Cold Wars to European Union, a superb history of Austria's central role in uniting Western civilization is covered. 24 pages of photographs and maps are included. "Connoisseurs of Austria and its delightful and infuriating inhabitants will agree that Mr. Brook-Shepherd has got it just about right.'—The Wall Street Journal "Engrossing, elegantly written history.'—Publishers Weekly
Author: Steven Beller Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521478861 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 360
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For a small, prosperous country in the middle of Europe, modern Austria has a very large and complex history, extending far beyond its current borders. In a gripping narrative supported by beautiful illustrations, Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic.
Author: Ulrich E. Bach Publisher: Berghahn Books ISBN: 1785331337 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 152
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The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were. It nevertheless oversaw a multinational federation where the capital of Vienna was unmistakably linked with its eastern periphery in a quasi-colonial arrangement that inevitably shaped the cultural and intellectual life of the Habsburg Empire. This was particularly evident in the era’s colonial utopian writing, and Tropics of Vienna blends literary criticism, cultural theory, and historical analysis to illuminate this curious genre. By analyzing the works of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Theodor Herzl, Joseph Roth, and other representative Austrian writers, it reveals a shared longing for alternative social and spatial configurations beyond the concept of the “nation-state” prevalent at the time.
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Author: Ulrich E. Bach
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