Introducing Austria A Short History |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Lonnie R. |
| Series title: | Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture and Thought |
| ISBN: | 978-0-929497-03-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
| Publisher: | Ariadne Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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The historian Lonnie Johnson provides in compact form a comprehensive overview of Austria's rich past and present. Each chapter and subchapter approaches Austria's diverse, thousand-year-old heritage from a different perspective to illuminate its essential features. In detailing Austria's turbulent history from 1918 to the present, controversial issues are presented objectively and without oversimplification. Overall the book conveys a differentiated picture of the country and its...
More DescriptionThe historian Lonnie Johnson provides in compact form a comprehensive overview of Austria's rich past and present. Each chapter and subchapter approaches Austria's diverse, thousand-year-old heritage from a different perspective to illuminate its essential features. In detailing Austria's turbulent history from 1918 to the present, controversial issues are presented objectively and without oversimplification. Overall the book conveys a differentiated picture of the country and its people which gives readers a feeling for the continuity and change of the Austrian idea.