Download or read book A Concise History of Austria written by Steven Beller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Austria written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With superb photography, illustrations, and maps, this easy-to-use travel guide will lead you straight to the best of Austria. From the Salzkammergut lakes surrounded by mountains, picturesque Innsbruck, and medieval Hochosterwitz castle, to the stunning imperial palaces in Vienna, and Baroque architecture in Salzburg, this guide will show you all the top sights that this beautiful country has to offer. Learn about Austrian cakes and pastries, Austrian composers, and the country's historic and modern architecture. There are also suggestions for scenic driving routes and walking trails, as well as practical tips for getting around, with reviews of the best restaurants, cafés, and places to stay. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Austria truly shows you this city as no one else can.
Download or read book Hitler s Austria written by Evan Burr Bukey and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Austrians comprised only 8 percent of the population of Hitler's Reich, they made up 14 percent of SS members and 40 percent of those involved in the Nazis' killing operations. This was no coincidence. Popular anti-Semitism was so powerful in Austria that once deportations of Jews began in 1941, the streets of Vienna were frequently lined with crowds of bystanders shouting their approval. Such scenes did not occur in Berlin. Exploring the convictions behind these phenomena, Evan Bukey offers a detailed examination of popular opinion in Hitler's native country after the Anschluss (annexation) of 1938. He uses evidence gathered in Europe and the United States--including highly confidential reports of the Nazi Security Service--to dissect the reactions, views, and conduct of disparate political and social groups, most notably the Austrian Nazi Party, the industrial working class, the Catholic Church, and the farming community. Sketching a nuanced and complex portrait of Austrian attitudes and behavior in the Nazi era, Bukey demonstrates that despite widespread dissent, discontent, and noncompliance, a majority of the Austrian populace supported the Anschluss regime until the bitter end, particularly in its economic and social policies and its actions against Jews.
Download or read book Rick Steves Vienna Salzburg Tirol written by Rick Steves and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Vienna. With this guide, you'll explore elegant Vienna—the epicenter of opera, coffee, Art Nouveau, and waltz music. Meander through Habsburg palaces and nibble a Sacher torte in a velvet-lined café. In the evening, catch a classical concert, or sip wine with the locals in a traditional Heuriger garden. Beyond Vienna, stroll the Baroque street of Salzburg, home to Mozart and The Sound of Music for a taste of the Alpine living, head to the snowy peaks and green valleys of Tirol. Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll get up-to-date recommendations about what is worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
Download or read book Austria written by Marc Di Duca and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide discusses the Austria's history and culture, and offers advice on accommodations, restaurants, activities, shopping, and sights.--Worldcat.
Download or read book Austrian Reconstruction and the Collapse of Global Finance 1921 1931 written by Nathan Marcus and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an archive-based study of the political and financial history of the 1920s, this book examines how and why international capital teamed up with the League of Nations to bail out the Austrian state after the First World War, and what consequences the intervention carried for Austrian politics and finance. While the existing literature on the League of Nations sees the organization's intervention during the 1920s as mostly positive and successful, Austrian historians decried it as a financial dictatorship that ended in disaster. In contrast, the book claims that while the League of Nations' involvement was essentially responsible for terminating Austrian hyperinflation in 1922, its representatives remained largely immobilized in Vienna, with the Austrian government in control. The League ceased its involvement Austria in 1926, though aware of the latter's financial and political instability. The subsequent collapse of the Austrian Credit-Anstalt bank in 1931, however, was successfully contained with international help within just a few weeks. Thus, it could not have triggered and was not responsible for the larger European banking panics in Germany and Britain that summer.--
Download or read book Austrian Foreign Policy in Historical Context written by Günter Bischof and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, Austria celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of its liberation from the Nazi regime and the fiftieth anniversary of the State Treaty that ended the occupation and returned full sovereignty to the country. This volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies covers foreign policy in the twentieth century. It offers an up-to-date status report of Austria's foreign policy trajectories and diplomatic options. Eva Nowotny, the current Austrian ambassador to the United States, introduces the volume with an analysis of the art and practice of Austrian diplomacy in historical perspective. Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch analyzes recent Balkans diplomacy as an EU emissary in the Bosnian and Kosovo crises. Historians Günther Kronenbitter, Alexander Lassner, Günter Bischof, Joanna Granville, and Martin Kofler provide historical case studies of pre-and post-World War I and World War II Austrian diplomacy, Austria's dealings with the Hungarian crisis of 1956, and its mediation between Kennedy and Khrushchev in the early 1960s. Political scientists Romain Kirt, Stefan Mayer, and Gunther Hauser analyze small states' foreign policymaking in a globalizing world, Austrian federal states' separate regional policy initiatives abroad and Austria's role vis-à -vis current European security initiatives. Michael Gehler periodizes post-World War II Austrian foreign policy regimes and provides a valuable summary of both the available archival and printed diplomatic source collections. A "Historiography Roundtable" is dedicated to the Austrian Occupation decade. Günter Bischof reports on the state of occupation historiography; Oliver Rathkolb on the historical memory of the occupation; Michael Gehler on the context of the German question; and Wolfgang Mueller and Norman Naimark on Stalin's Cold War and Soviet policies towards Austria during those years. Review essays and book reviews on art theft, anti-Semitism, the Hungarian crisis of 1956, among other topics, complete the volume.
Download or read book Introduction to Austria written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austria, located in Central Europe, is a landlocked country that shares its borders with Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, and Switzerland. Its capital city, Vienna, is known for its rich culture, art, music, and architecture. The official language spoken in Austria is German, and the country has a total population of approximately 8.9 million people. Austria has a strong economy that is built upon a tradition of excellence in engineering and manufacturing. Industries such as electronics, machinery, and transportation are some of the key sectors that drive the Austrian economy. The country is also known for its tourism industry, attracting millions of visitors each year with its stunning Alpine mountains, scenic lakes, and historic cities. Austria has a rich cultural heritage, and its contributions to the world of music, art, and literature are noteworthy, with famous names such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gustav Klimt, and Franz Kafka hailing from the country.
Download or read book Trekking Austria s Adlerweg written by Mike Wells and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2023-06-19 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to Austria's Adlerweg (the Eagle's way) a long-distance trail from St Johann in Tirol in the east, passing through the historic town of Innsbruck at its mid-point before continuing to St Anton am Arlberg in the west. This waymarked 324km trek is presented in 24 stages ranging between 7 and 32km in length, with easier alternate routes provided for the most difficult stages. This guide features 1:50,000 mapping, accommodation details for the start and end points of each stage, which serve hearty meals and refreshments, and details on local transport, planning and local history. Traversing the North Kakalpen Alps the route passes through the Wilderkaiser, Bradenberger Alpen, Rofangebirge, Karwendelgebirge, Wettersteinebirge and the Lechtaler Alpen ranges, enjoying views as far as Munich and the Swiss Alps. It is the perfect adventure for those looking for an alpine challenge.
Download or read book Austrian Information written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Perspectives on Austrians and World War II written by Gunter Bischof and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a generation after World War II, offi cial government doctrine and many Austrians insisted they had been victims of Nazi aggression in 1938 and, therefore, bore no responsibility for German war crimes. During the past twenty years this myth has been revised to include a more complex past, one with both Austrian perpetrators and victims. Part one describes soldiers from Austria who fought in the German Wehrmacht, a history only recently unearthed. Richard Germann covers units and theaters Austrian fought in, while Th omas Grischany demonstrates how well they fought. Ela Hornung looks at case studies of denunciation of fellow soldiers, while Barbara Stelzl-Marx analyzes Austrian soldiers who were active in resistance at the end of the war. Stefan Karner summarizes POW treatment on the Eastern front. Part two deals with the increasingly diffi cult life on the Austrian homefront. Fritz Keller takes a look at how Vienna survived growing food shortages. Ingrid B÷hler takes a rare look at life in small-town Austria. Andrea Strutz analyzes narratives of Jewish refugees forced to leave for the United States. Peter Ruggenthaler and Philipp Lesiak examine the use of slave laborers. And Brigitte Kepplinger summarizes the Nazi euthanasia program. The third part deals with legacies of the war, particularly postwar restitution and memory issues. Based on new sources from Soviet archives, Nikita Petrov describes the Red Army liberation. Winfried Garscha analyzes postwar war crimes trials against Austrians. Brigitte Bailer-Galanda and Eva Blimlinger present a survey of postwar restitution of property. And Heidemarie Uhl deals with Austrian memories of the war.
Download or read book Introducing Austria written by Lonnie Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Changing Austrian Voter written by Günter Bischof and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Austrian voter in historical perspective / Oliver Rathkolb -- Electoral change in Austria / Fritz Plasser and Peter A. Ulram -- It ain't over till it's over : electoral volatility in Austria from the 1970s through 2007 / Christoph Hofinger, Guenther Ogris, Eva Zeglovits -- Regional elections in Austria from 1986 to 2006 / Herbert Dachs -- Electoral strategies and performances of Austrian right-wing populism, 1986-2006 / Kurt R. Luther -- Framing campaigns : the media and Austrian elections / Gunther Lengauer -- Europeanization in disguise / Peter Gerlich -- The OVP lose, or did the SPO win the 2006 national parliamentary election? / Imma Palme -- Who is the winner? : the strategic dilemma of "the people's choice" / Anton Pelinka -- The conservative turn to socialism / Manfred Prisching
Download or read book Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Austrians written by William Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Austria Facts and Figures written by Austria. Bundespressedienst and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Austria of the Austrians and Hungary of the Hungarians written by Leon Kellner and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
