The Haider Phenomenon [Hardcover]

Melanie A. Sully (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1997 | Series: East European Monographs (Book 484)

A portrait of Jörg Haider, the leader of Europe's largest right-wing party. Also includes interviews with Otto Habsburg, Kurt Waldheim, and Haider.

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About the Author

Melanie A. Sully is senior researcher and lecturer on international affairs at the Diplomatische Akademie in Vienna. Her previous books include Political Parties and Elections in Austria, Continuity and Change in Austrian Socialism, and A Contemporary History of Austria.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 225 pages
• Publisher: East European Monographs (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880333812
• ISBN-13: 978-0880333818
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,186,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Austria and Haider, February 4, 2000

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E. Rodin MD (Sandy, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Haider Phenomenon (Hardcover)

Sully's book The Haider Phenomenon is most welcome and should be required reading for media pundits and politicians who love one liners and 30 second sound bites. The book is especially important and topical in view of the Freedom party's entry into the Austrian government and the attendant international uproar. Sully presents the complexity of the picture in clear authoritative language. She provides also the context of the original statements by Haider which have given rise to so much negative publicity.The book neither praises nor blames Haider and his Freedom party but just gives the facts. This is a most welcome exception to the propaganda the American public is constantly subjected to. Thank you and congratulations Ms. Sully

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, December 5, 2002

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D. Black "Paike" (NOVA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Haider Phenomenon (Hardcover)

If you've heard about the Austrian extreme rightist, Joerg Haider, then this is a book that you'd be interested in. It's full of modern political history in Austria. It delves into the fears that many Austrians have whether Haider is the next Hitler by discussing his political strategy.

I used this book when I did a thesis for college.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sully's Explanation is astonishing, April 23, 2001

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Nick Budzyn (Wilkes-Barre, Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Haider Phenomenon (Hardcover)

Sully's book "The Haider Phenomenon" is outstanding. It portrays an exquisite portrait of Jorg Haider's ideas, and the state of Austrain Politics. I couldn't put it down. The Way the book is written makes it interesting. It is Explained so even the "politically-unfamiliar" can comprehend it's ideas. This books is a great read for anyone.