For more than a generation after World War II, many Austrians insisted that Austria was a victim 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 view of the past-one with both Austrian perpetrators and victims. This volume richly illustrates this view. Gerhard Weinberg places the role of Austrians within the larger story of World War II. Oliver Rathkolb analyzes the postwar trajectory in the politics of memory of the Anschluss of 1938.
For more than a generation after World War II, many Austrians insisted that Austria was a victim of Nazi aggression in 1938 and therefore bore no resp...
These fourteen essays by leading Austrian historians and political scientists serve as a basic introduction to a small but sometimes trend-setting European country. They provide a basic up-to-date outline of Austria's political history, shedding light on economic and social trends as well. No European country has experienced more dramatic turning points in its twentieth-century history than Austria. This volume divides the century into three periods. The five essays of Section I deal with the years 1900-1938. Under the relative tranquility of the late Habsburg monarchy seethed a witch's...
These fourteen essays by leading Austrian historians and political scientists serve as a basic introduction to a small but sometimes trend-setting Eur...
