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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780521473057
- Book Title
- Concise History of Austria
- Book Series
- Cambridge Concise Histories Ser.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 8.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Austria & Hungary, Europe / General
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521473055
ISBN-13
9780521473057
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53885264
Product Key Features
Book Title
Concise History of Austria
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Europe / Austria & Hungary, Europe / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
Cambridge Concise Histories Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
'... 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, '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, 'Written in a lively and compelling style ... an authoritative single-volume history of Austria ... recommendÝed¨ to undergraduate students (at all levels) as introductory general reading.' Dr Janet Stewart, University of Aberdeen, '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, '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, '?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, '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, ‘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, 'Steven Beller's history of Austria is not only concise - it is also incisive, witty and engaging. This is not simply a potted history; it is a nuanced and sophisticated interpretive synthesis that examines the long and idiosyncratic trajectory of this patchwork-empire-turned-rump-state from an unfailingly original-and often unsparingly critical-analytical perspective. 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, "...Steven Beller should be congratulated for fitting not only the nuts and bolts of the development and growth of the hereditary dominons of the Habsburgs from their obscure Swiss origins into the modern state of Austria, but also a good portion of both cultural and social history into just 300 pages....Her book provides a valuable benchmark for future research on changing employment policy regimes." --Jutta A. Helm, Western Illinois University, German Studies Review
TitleLeading
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Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
943.6
Table Of Content
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.
Synopsis
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., 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., Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic.
LC Classification Number
DB38 .B395 2006
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