Austria in the Thirties: Culture and Politics (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture and Politics) [Paperback]

John Warren (Author, Editor), Kenneth Segar (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 21, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0929497295 | ISBN-13: 978-0929497297 | Edition: First Edition

This work features essays that deal with the interaction between culture and politics during the period of the Austrian Corporate State, the five years preceding the Anschluss in 1938. The contributions show that no aspect of literary and cultural life remained unchanged by the National Socialist infiltration that took place in the 1930s. All Austrian writers, publishers, theatre directors, and film makers had to decide whether to face economic penalty by opposing National Socialism and being blacklisted in Germany or to seek financial advantage by joining the Nazi movement. Jewish writers and political activists had no choice but were forced to flee into exile or face imprisonment in concentration camps after the Anschluss.

Product Details

• Paperback: 391 pages
• Publisher: Ariadne Pr; First Edition edition (November 21, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929497295
• ISBN-13: 978-0929497297
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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