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Austrian Lives

Edited by Günter Bischof, Fritz Plasser, Eva Maltschnig ...

Series series Contemporary Austrian Studies
Writing biographies (life stories) for a long time had been a male hegemonic project-writing the lives of great (white) men. Ever since Plutarch and Sueton composed their vitae of the greats of classical antiquity, to the medieval obsession with the hagiographies of holy men (and a few women) and saints, Vasari's lives of great Renaissance artists, down to the French encyclopedists, Dr. Johnson ... Read more

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Writing biographies (life stories) for a long time had been a male hegemonic project-writing the lives of great (white) men. Ever since Plutarch and Sueton composed their vitae of the greats of classical antiquity, to the medieval obsession with the hagiographies of holy men (and a few women) and saints, Vasari's lives of great Renaissance artists, down to the French encyclopedists, Dr. Johnson
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Beethoven

Anguish and Triumph

by Jan Swafford ...

This "monumental" portrait of the man, his music, and the world in which he lived is "a truly remarkable biography" ( The Christian Science Monitor).Jan Swafford's biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, more than a decade in the ... Read more

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This "monumental" portrait of the man, his music, and the world in which he lived is "a truly remarkable biography" ( The Christian Science Monitor).Jan Swafford's biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, more than a decade in the
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Vienna

A Cultural History

by Nicholas Parsons ...

Series series Cityscapes
From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Hapsburgs, Vienna's fortunes swung between survival and expansion. By the late nineteenth century it had become the western capital of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, but the twentieth century saw it degraded to a 'hydrocephalus' cut off from its former economic hinterland. After the inglorious Nazi interlude, ... Read more

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From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Hapsburgs, Vienna's fortunes swung between survival and expansion. By the late nineteenth century it had become the western capital of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, but the twentieth century saw it degraded to a 'hydrocephalus' cut off from its former economic hinterland. After the inglorious Nazi interlude,
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The Vienna Circle

The Origins of Neo-Positivism

by Victor Kraft ...

Join original Vienna Circle member Victor Kraft in his discussion of the movement for an exclusive insider’s view of this important point in philosophical history. In this in-depth philosophical study, Victor Kraft explores the role the Vienna Circle had on the international philosophical movement. The Vienna Circle constituted a point of departure for the reawaking, rebirth, and reformation of ... Read more

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Join original Vienna Circle member Victor Kraft in his discussion of the movement for an exclusive insider’s view of this important point in philosophical history. In this in-depth philosophical study, Victor Kraft explores the role the Vienna Circle had on the international philosophical movement. The Vienna Circle constituted a point of departure for the reawaking, rebirth, and reformation of
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The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks

Enriched edition. Unveiling the Epic Battles of Empires in Vienna

by Karl August Schimmer, Levi Calloway ...

Translated by Francis Egerton Earl of Ellesmere ...

In "The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks," Karl August Schimmer meticulously chronicles the two sieges of the Habsburg capital by Ottoman forces in 1529 and 1683. The book employs a narrative style that merges rigorous historical analysis with vivid storytelling, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the political, military, and social dynamics at play during these pivotal moments ... Read more

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In "The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks," Karl August Schimmer meticulously chronicles the two sieges of the Habsburg capital by Ottoman forces in 1529 and 1683. The book employs a narrative style that merges rigorous historical analysis with vivid storytelling, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the political, military, and social dynamics at play during these pivotal moments
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Whirlwind: The Life & Times of a Hungarian Doctor in the Twentieth Century

by Zoltán Frankl ...

Originally written and publilshed in 1995, this is the memoir of Zoltán Frankl, who was born in Hungary in 1907, to a Jewish family.His father was a respected doctor and one of the leaders of the local community. Zoltán Frankl had an extraordinary life, beginning as a young medical student in Hungary and becoming an internationally known oral surgeon with a prctice in Harley Street, London. In ... Read more

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Originally written and publilshed in 1995, this is the memoir of Zoltán Frankl, who was born in Hungary in 1907, to a Jewish family.His father was a respected doctor and one of the leaders of the local community. Zoltán Frankl had an extraordinary life, beginning as a young medical student in Hungary and becoming an internationally known oral surgeon with a prctice in Harley Street, London. In
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Muslims in Medieval Italy

The Colony at Lucera

by Julie Taylor ...

Muslims in Medieval Italy: The Colony at Lucera is the history of a Muslim colony in the southern Italian city of Lucera during the Middle Ages. Author Julie Taylor draws on a vast array of primary sources, unpublished manuscripts, and archeological data to provide a detailed account of the lives of Muslims against the backdrop of the social and political complexities of medieval Lucera. Taylor's ... Read more

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Muslims in Medieval Italy: The Colony at Lucera is the history of a Muslim colony in the southern Italian city of Lucera during the Middle Ages. Author Julie Taylor draws on a vast array of primary sources, unpublished manuscripts, and archeological data to provide a detailed account of the lives of Muslims against the backdrop of the social and political complexities of medieval Lucera. Taylor's
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The Golden Carriage and the House of Hapsburg

Manufactured during the time of Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth of Austria's reign.

by Gloria Austin ...

This 2nd Edition (printed version), includes the Line of Succession of the House of Hapsburg and more info on the process to create the model horses. Note: The ebook is the 1st Edition.This Golden Carriage was manufactured by the Armbruster Company of Vienna, Austria for the Hapsburg family who ruled one of the most famous and wealthiest dynasties in Europe. Vienna surely witnessed this carriage ... Read more

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This 2nd Edition (printed version), includes the Line of Succession of the House of Hapsburg and more info on the process to create the model horses. Note: The ebook is the 1st Edition.This Golden Carriage was manufactured by the Armbruster Company of Vienna, Austria for the Hapsburg family who ruled one of the most famous and wealthiest dynasties in Europe. Vienna surely witnessed this carriage
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From Prejudice to Persecution

A History of Austrian Anti-Semitism

by Bruce F. Pauley ...

According to Simon Wiesenthal, nearly half of the crimes associated with the Holocaust were committed by Austrians, who comprised just 8.5 percent of the population of Hitler’s Greater German Reich. Bruce Pauley’s book explains this phenomenon by providing a history of Austrian anti-Semitism and Jewish responses to it from the Middle Ages to the present, with a particular focus on the period from ... Read more

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According to Simon Wiesenthal, nearly half of the crimes associated with the Holocaust were committed by Austrians, who comprised just 8.5 percent of the population of Hitler’s Greater German Reich. Bruce Pauley’s book explains this phenomenon by providing a history of Austrian anti-Semitism and Jewish responses to it from the Middle Ages to the present, with a particular focus on the period from
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Ideologies and Forms of Leisure and Recreation in Victorian Manchester

by Beata Kiersnowska ...

Series Book 7 - Studies in Linguistics, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
This book analyses certain ideologies which governed the middle class’ hegemonic approach to leisure in Victorian Manchester. The study presents different forms of leisure, recreation and entertainment in the city. The author also examines the reasons for the support and financial involvement of Manchester bourgeoisie and its municipal authorities in their development. The analysis covers a wide ... Read more

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This book analyses certain ideologies which governed the middle class’ hegemonic approach to leisure in Victorian Manchester. The study presents different forms of leisure, recreation and entertainment in the city. The author also examines the reasons for the support and financial involvement of Manchester bourgeoisie and its municipal authorities in their development. The analysis covers a wide
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Polemical Austria

The Rhetorics of National Identity from Empire to the Second Republic

by Anthony Bushell ...

Austria today offers the picture of a small, neutral, and economically successful country in the heart of Europe. Yet modern Austria is the product of a complex and violent history. After the First World War, Vienna changed overnight from being the capital of a large continental and multi-ethnic Empire to being an alpine Republic surrounded by larger states. This study examines Austria s ... Read more

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Austria today offers the picture of a small, neutral, and economically successful country in the heart of Europe. Yet modern Austria is the product of a complex and violent history. After the First World War, Vienna changed overnight from being the capital of a large continental and multi-ethnic Empire to being an alpine Republic surrounded by larger states. This study examines Austria s
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Workers and Nationalism

Czech and German Social Democracy in Habsburg Austria, 1890-1918

by Jakub S. Beneš ...

Internationalist socialism and ethnic nationalism are usually thought of as polar opposites. But for the millions of men and women who made Social Democracy into twentieth-century Europe's most potent political force, they were often mutually reinforcing. Workers and Nationalism explains this apparent paradox by looking at the history of the Social Democratic workers' movement in Habsburg Austria, ... Read more

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Internationalist socialism and ethnic nationalism are usually thought of as polar opposites. But for the millions of men and women who made Social Democracy into twentieth-century Europe's most potent political force, they were often mutually reinforcing. Workers and Nationalism explains this apparent paradox by looking at the history of the Social Democratic workers' movement in Habsburg Austria,
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