20th century
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austria
austrian history
Author_Oliver Rathkolb
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central europe
diplomacy
economic challenges
economic instability
engagement
engaging
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eu
europe
european
european history
european union
grandiose visions
historical
history
isolationism
modern europe
money and power
overlapping policies
page turner
political
political challenges
postwar austria
realistic
resurgent far right
sense of inferiority
social democracy
world war 2
xenophobic nationalism
Product details
- ISBN 9781789207460
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2020
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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From its emergence out of the ashes of World War II through to the economic and political challenges of today, Austria has embodied many of the contradictions of recent European history. Written by one of the nation’s leading historians, this account of postwar Austria explores the tensions that have defined it for over seven decades, whether in its overlapping policies of engagement and isolationism, its grandiose visions and persistent sense of inferiority, or its position as a model social democracy that has suffered recurrent bouts of xenophobic nationalism. This newly revised edition also addresses the major developments since 2005, including a resurgent far right, economic instability, and the potential fracturing of the European Union.
Oliver Rathkolb is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Vienna. He was Schumpeter Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University and Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago and is member of the Academic Committee for the House of European History in Brussels.
