Beginning with the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and extending to the elections in November of 1986, this history of modern Austria has been written for the general reader and the student wishing an overview of the country's recent history. The first part of the book, covering the years from 1815 to 1918, includes a discussion of the events in Habsburg history that have a particular significance for the evolution of the later republic. Particular attention is paid to the unique aspects of the Austrian governmental system. The book concludes with an examination of the Kreisky era, the evolution of Austrian social democracy, and the political controversies after 1983.The main emphasis in the book is on political history and foreign policy, but attention is paid to the cultural history of Austria, focusing particularly on Vienna, throughout the nineteenth and twenieth centuries.
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Beginning with the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and extending to the elections in November of 1986, this history of modern Austria has been written for the general reader and the student wishing an overview of the country's recent history.
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It deals with the period 1815-1986, but it provides a historical background. Very interesting description of the political evolution of modern Austria. It keeps the interest of the reader all the time. It is week on the economic and institutional side. There is something but very little on those latter matters, since the focus is on political events and on the international relations of Austria.
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THE lands of the present Austrian state have provided remnants of human habitation since the Early Stone Age. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
provincial diets, social partnership, great coalition, autonomous rights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Democrats, Soviet Union, Christian Socials, People's Party, Habsburg Empire, Communist Party, Franz Joseph, Social Democratic, United States, Greater Germans, Lower Austria, Maria Theresa, Nazi Party, Austrian German, German Confederation, South Tirol, First Republic, Freedom Party, Fatherland Front, Karl Renner, Ottoman Empire, South Slav, Central Europe, Otto Bauer, Holy Roman Emperor New!
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THE lands of the present Austrian state have provided remnants of human habitation since the Early Stone Age. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
provincial diets, social partnership, great coalition, autonomous rights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Democrats, Soviet Union, Christian Socials, People's Party, Habsburg Empire, Communist Party, Franz Joseph, Social Democratic, United States, Greater Germans, Lower Austria, Maria Theresa, Nazi Party, Austrian German, German Confederation, South Tirol, First Republic, Freedom Party, Fatherland Front, Karl Renner, Ottoman Empire, South Slav, Central Europe, Otto Bauer, Holy Roman Emperor New!
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- Ignaz Seipel: Christian Statesman in Times of Crisis by Klemens Von Klemperer on page 182, and Back Matter
- The Political economy of Austria (AEI symposia) by Sven W. Arndt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Last Days of Mankind by Karl Kraus on page 126, and Back Matter
- Der Rosenkavalier: English National Opera Guide 8 (English National Opera Guides) by R. Strauss on page 125
- Handbook of Austrian Literature by Frederick Ungar in Back Matter
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