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Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity

Author : Gunter Bischof, Anton Pelinka
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412817691
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity written by Gunter Bischof, Anton Pelinka and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Hapsburg monarchy disintegrated after World War I, Austria was not considered to be a viable entity. In a vacuum of national identity the hapless country drifted toward a larger Germany. After World War II, Austrian elites constructed a new identity based on being a "victim" of Nazi Germany. Cold war Austria, however, envisioned herself as a neutral "island of the blessed" between and separate from both superpower blocs. Now, with her membership in the European Union secured, Austria is reconstructing her painful historical memory and national identity. In 1996 she celebrates her 1000-year anniversary. In this volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies, Franz Mathis and Brigitte Mazohl-Wallnig argue that regional identities in Austria have deeper historical roots than the many artificial and ineffective attempts to construct a national identity. Heidemarie Uhl, Anton Pelinka, and Brigitte Bailer discuss the post-World War II construction of the victim mythology. Robert Herzstein analyses the crucial impact of the 1986 Waldheim election imploding Austria's comforting historical memory as a "nation of victims." Wolfram Kaiser shows Austria's difficult adjustments to the European Union and the larger challenges of constructing a new "European identity." Chad Berry's analysis of American World War II memory establishes a useful counterpoint to construction of historical memory in a different national context. A special forum on Austrian intelligence studies presents a fascinating reconstruction by Timothy Naftali of the investigation by Anglo-American counterintelligence into the retreat of Hitler's troops into the Alps during World War II. Rudiger Overmans' "research note" presents statistics on lower death rates of Austrian soldiers in the German army. Review essays by Gunther Kronenbitter and Gunter Bischof, book reviews, and a 1995 survey of Austrian politics round out the volume. Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity will be of intense interest to foreign policy analysts, historians, and scholars concerned with the unique elements of identity and nationality in Central European politics.

Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity

Author : Gunter Bischof
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351315102
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity written by Gunter Bischof and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Hapsburg monarchy disintegrated after World War I, Austria was not considered to be a viable entity. In a vacuum of national identity the hapless country drifted toward a larger Germany. After World War II, Austrian elites constructed a new identity based on being a "victim" of Nazi Germany. Cold war Austria, however, envisioned herself as a neutral "island of the blessed" between and separate from both superpower blocs. Now, with her membership in the European Union secured, Austria is reconstructing her painful historical memory and national identity. In 1996 she celebrates her 1000-year anniversary. In this volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies, Franz Mathis and Brigitte Mazohl-Wallnig argue that regional identities in Austria have deeper historical roots than the many artificial and ineffective attempts to construct a national identity. Heidemarie Uhl, Anton Pelinka, and Brigitte Bailer discuss the post-World War II construction of the victim mythology. Robert Herzstein analyses the crucial impact of the 1986 Waldheim election imploding Austria's comforting historical memory as a "nation of victims." Wolfram Kaiser shows Austria's difficult adjustments to the European Union and the larger challenges of constructing a new "European identity." Chad Berry's analysis of American World War II memory establishes a useful counterpoint to construction of historical memory in a different national context. A special forum on Austrian intelligence studies presents a fascinating reconstruction by Timothy Naftali of the investigation by Anglo-American counterintelligence into the retreat of Hitler's troops into the Alps during World War II. Rudiger Overmans' "research note" presents statistics on lower death rates of Austrian soldiers in the German army. Review essays by Gunther Kronenbitter and Gunter Bischof, book reviews, and a 1995 survey of Austrian politics round out the volume. Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity will be of intense interest to foreign policy analysts, historians, and scholars concerned with the unique elements of identity and nationality in Central European politics.

Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55

Author : G. Bischof
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230372317
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55 written by G. Bischof and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-08-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of the first Cold War in the early 1950s, the Western powers worried that occupied Austria might become 'Europe's Korea' and feared a Communist takeover. The Soviets exploited their occupation zone for maximum reparations. American economic aid guaranteed Austria's survival and economic reconstruction. Their military assistance turned Austria into a 'secret ally' of the West. Austrian diplomacy played a vital role in securing the Austrian treaty in bilateral negotiations with Stalin's successors in the Kremlin demonstrating the leverage of the weak in the Cold War.

America's Role in Nation-Building

Author : James Dobbins
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833034863
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book America's Role in Nation-Building written by James Dobbins and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for postconflict nation-building that have not since been matched. Only in recent years has the United States has felt the need to participate in similar transformations, but it is now facing one of the most challenging prospects since the 1940s: Iraq. The authors review seven case studies--Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan--and seek lessons about what worked well and what did not. Then, they examine the Iraq situation in light of these lessons. Success in Iraq will require an extensive commitment of financial, military, and political resources for a long time. The United States cannot afford to contemplate early exit strategies and cannot afford to leave the job half completed.

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Publisher : Soffer Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Entangled Identities

Author : Willfried Spohn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351939912
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Entangled Identities written by Willfried Spohn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the way national and European identities are intertwined in old and new member states of the European Union, this volume assembles nine country case studies. Each country has experienced different processes of state formation, nation-building and democratization, thus they have each developed different forms of national identity and different patterns of interaction between national and European identities. The case studies illuminate the similarities and differences in how national and European identities have evolved among the nine countries. Rich in empirical data, the volume examines the historical entanglement of national and European collective identities and is therefore well suited for courses on European studies including European integration and enlargement, international relations and sociology.

Ethnicity, Nationalism and the European Cold War

Author : Robert Knight
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441168621
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Ethnicity, Nationalism and the European Cold War written by Robert Knight and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book questions the prevalent assumption that ethnicity and nationalist politics had nothing to do with the Cold War and that, far from being 'frozen' until the fall of communism, they remained central to the conflict in Europe. Leading scholars bring their understanding of particular regions to bear on the wider issue of why ethnic explanations were written out of the discourse and whether this was a failure on the part of Western observers. This in turn has led to an overly simple understanding of power flowing downwards, from superpower to nation state and from state to society. Engaging with key thinkers such as Gaddis, Moynihan and Adam Roberts this collection ultimately allows such speculation to be replaced by historical research and bridges the gap between 'high politics' and ethnic concerns.

Introduction to Austria

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 0331877872
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (318 download)

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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.

The Lost Children

Author : Tara Zahra
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674048245
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Children written by Tara Zahra and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II tore apart an unprecedented number of families. This is the heartbreaking story of the humanitarian organizations, governments, and refugees that tried to rehabilitate Europe’s lost children from the trauma of war, and in the process shaped Cold War ideology, ideals of democracy and human rights, and modern visions of the family.

Austria Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments

Author : IBP, Inc
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1438773854
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Austria Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments written by IBP, Inc and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austria Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments

Imagining a Greater Germany

Author : Erin R. Hochman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501706616
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Imagining a Greater Germany written by Erin R. Hochman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Imagining a Greater Germany, Erin R. Hochman offers a fresh approach to the questions of state- and nation-building in interwar Central Europe. Ever since Hitler annexed his native Austria to Germany in 1938, the term "Anschluss" has been linked to Nazi expansionism. The legacy of Nazism has cast a long shadow not only over the idea of the union of German-speaking lands but also over German nationalism in general. Due to the horrors unleashed by the Third Reich, German nationalism has seemed virulently exclusionary, and Anschluss inherently antidemocratic.However, as Hochman makes clear, nationalism and the desire to redraw Germany's boundaries were not solely the prerogatives of the political right. Focusing on the supporters of the embattled Weimar and First Austrian Republics, she argues that support for an Anschluss and belief in the großdeutsch idea (the historical notion that Germany should include Austria) were central to republicans’ persistent attempts to legitimize democracy. With appeals to a großdeutsch tradition, republicans fiercely contested their opponents’ claims that democracy and Germany, socialism and nationalism, Jew and German, were mutually exclusive categories. They aimed at nothing less than creating their own form of nationalism, one that stood in direct opposition to the destructive visions of the political right. By challenging the oft-cited distinction between "good" civic and "bad" ethnic nationalisms and drawing attention to the energetic efforts of republicans to create a cross-border partnership to defend democracy, Hochman emphasizes that the triumph of Nazi ideas about nationalism and politics was far from inevitable.

Beyond Versailles

Author : Marcus M. Payk
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253040949
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Versailles written by Marcus M. Payk and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten essays analyzing the history and effects of the Paris Peace Conference following World War I. The settlement of Versailles was more than a failed peace. What was debated at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919–1920 hugely influenced how nations and empires, sovereignty, and the international order were understood after the Great War?and into the present. Beyond Versailles argues thatthis transformation of ideas was not the work of the treaty makers alone, but emerged in interaction with nationalist groups, anti-colonial movements, and regional elites who took up the rhetoric of Paris and made it their own. In shifting the spotlight from the palace of Versailles to the peripheries of Europe, Beyond Versailles turns to the treaties’ resonance on the ground and shows why the principles of the peace settlement meant different things in different locales. It was in places a long way from Paris?in Polish borderlands and in Portuguese colonies, in contested spaces like Silesia, Teschen, and Danzig, and in states emerging from imperial collapse like Austria, Egypt, and Iran?that notions of nation and sovereignty, legitimacy, and citizenship were negotiated and contested. “This is an excellent collected volume, well-conceived and very well written. . . . This is not at all a top-down history of the diffusion of ideas about national self-determination. Rather, it is an examination of the ways in which these ideas were taken up, re-fashioned, and reasserted at many levels to serve local and regional agendas, while at the same time influencing international debates about the meanings and possible implementations of self-determination.” —Pieter M. Judson, author of The Habsburg Empire: A New History

Postwar

Author : Tony Judt
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143037750
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book Postwar written by Tony Judt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award • One of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the Year “Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority.” —The Wall Street Journal “Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history.” —The Boston Globe Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy. Judt's book, Ill Fares the Land, republished in 2021 featuring a new preface by bestselling author of Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55

Author : Günter Bischof
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55 written by Günter Bischof and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first Cold War (1945-55) the superpower struggle over the geostrategically vital and economically depressed Austria could have ended in a divided country (like in Germany), but due to shrewd Austrian diplomacy resulted in a unified and neutralized country.

People and Ideas on the Move

Author : Marija Wakounig
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643912013
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book People and Ideas on the Move written by Marija Wakounig and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1970s the todays Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung, BMBWF) supported the founding of the Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and the Austrian Chair at Stanford University in California. These foundings were the initial incentives for the worldwide 'spreading' of similar institutions; currently nine Centers for Austrian and Central European Studies exist in seven states on three continents. The funding of the Ministry enables to connect senior with young scholars, to help young PhD students, to participate and to benefit from the scientific connection of experienced researchers, and to get in touch with the national scientific community by 'sniffing scientific air', as the Austrian like to say. Furthermore, it aims to avoid prejudices, and to spread a better understanding and knowledge about Austria and Central Europe by promoting scientific exchange. This volume contains the annual reports (2017/2018) of the Center Director's and the papers of their PhD students, which discuss various topics on mostly (East-)Central European History from various perspectives and in different centuries.

After Fascism

Author : Matthew Paul Berg
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643500181
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book After Fascism written by Matthew Paul Berg and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2009 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume offers compelling examples of recent scholarship addressing various aspects of how European societies came to terms with, or chose to overlook, their experiences under fascism. Included are studies of significant regional diversity: France, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Germany and Austria, as well as transnational themes. Each essay advances its own particular thematic and methodological approach, from everyday life experiences to political culture, educational reform, family history and memory, diplomatic relations, the work of international governmental organizations, and a case study involving an economic institution. The shared perspective of the authors is the analysis of the different and various ways in which the fascist past cast a shadow over societies after fascism.

Negotiating National Identities

Author : Dr Christian Karner
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409494365
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Negotiating National Identities written by Dr Christian Karner and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Negotiating National Identities presents an empirically detailed and theoretically wide-ranging analysis of the complex political and cultural struggles taking place in contemporary Europe. Taking contemporary Austria and her controversial identity politics as its central case study in a discussion of developments across a variety of national and pan-European contexts, this book demonstrates that neo-nationalism has been one among several competing reactions to the processes and challenges of globalization, whilst inclusive notions of identity and belonging are shown to have emerged from the realms of civil society and cultural production. Shifting the study of national identities from the party-political to the social, cultural and economic realms, this book raises important questions of human rights, social exclusion and ideological struggle in a globalizing era, drawing attention to the contested nature of European politics and civil societies, in which existing configurations of power and exclusion are both reproduced and challenged. As such, it will be of interest to anyone working in the fields of race and ethnicity, national identity and media and cultural studies.