A Concise History of Austria (häftad)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
352
Utgivningsdatum
2007-01-01
Förlag
Cambridge University Press
Illustrationer
54 half-tones 8 maps
Volymtitel
A Concise History of Austria
Dimensioner
222 x 143 x 24 mm
Vikt
586 g
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1
Komponenter
47:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Case Laminate on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780521473057

A Concise History of Austria

av Steven Beller
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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. Today's Austrians have a problematic relationship with that history, whether with the multi-national history of the Habsburg Monarchy, or with the time between 1938 and 1945 when Austrians were Germans in Hitler's Third Reich. Steven Beller's gripping and comprehensive account traces the remarkable career of Austria through its many transformations, from German borderland, to dynastic enterprise, imperial house, Central European great power, failed Alpine republic, German province, and then successful Alpine republic, building up a picture of the layers of Austrian identity and heritage and their diverse sources. It is a story full of anomalies and ironies, a case study of the other side of European history, without the easy answers of more clearly national narratives, and hence far more relevant to today's world.
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'Steven Beller's history of Austria is not only concise - it is also incisive, witty and engaging ... Both tough and fair, but never insipidly nostalgic, in his assessments of the Austrian experience, Beller succeeds in highlighting the country's paradoxical and ambiguous role as both a foil to, and a distillation of, the broader patterns of European history.' Aviel Roshwald, Georgetown University

'Written in a lively and compelling style ... an authoritative single-volume history of Austria ... recommend[ed] to undergraduate students (at all levels) as introductory general reading.' Dr Janet Stewart, University of Aberdeen

'... the authors has successfully risen to the original challenge of being concise ... the author has managed to write no simply a concise history, but also an interpretive one that can serve as a starting point for stimulating argument.' Journal of Austrian History Yearbook

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Steven Beller is an independent scholar. He has already published a number of books on Austrian history, including Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938: A Cultural History (1989), Theodor Herzl (1991) and Francis Joseph (1996).

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. The Eastern March, 1439; 2. A.E.I.O.U., 1439-1740; 3. Countering reform, 1740-1866; 4. Empire on notice, 1866-1918; 5. The land without qualities, 1918-1945; 6. Austria Inc., from 1945; Conclusion; Guide to further reading.

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