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Polemical Austria: The Rhetorics of National Identity from Empire to the: The Rhetorics of National Identity from Empire to the Second Republic - Hardcover

Anthony Bushell

 
9780708326046: Polemical Austria: The Rhetorics of National Identity from Empire to the: The Rhetorics of National Identity from Empire to the Second Republic
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0708326048 ISBN 13: 9780708326046
Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2013

Synopsis

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 transition from a major power and multi-ethnic Empire to a militarily marginalised alpine Republic, and asks how those often sudden and violent changes, including two world wars and one civil war in the twentieth century, have been reflected in the way Austrians have perceived themselves. Whilst many studies map out the political events, this study places special emphasis on the language used by Austrians as they struggled to define themselves.

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About the Author

Anthony Bushell is currently Professor of Modern Languages (German) at Bangor University and a Visiting Scholar at St John s College, University of Oxford.

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Publisher
University of Wales Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0708326048
ISBN 13 
9780708326046
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288