| Description |
1 online resource (lxxxiv, 409 pages, [8] pages of plates) |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of Europe ; 70 |
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Historical dictionaries of Europe ; no. 70.
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| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix: Heads of State; Bibliography; About the Author; Photospread |
| Summary |
Austrians today often seem to believe that they have two histories. One is their republican present; the other, the centuries that their forebears spent as part of the multi-ethnic Habsburg Empire. Contemporary Austria is a fixture among Europe's democracies. Yet, it did not achieve this state easily: World War I, the unification with Germany in 1938, and World War II were catastrophes for Austria. In 1995, it became part of the European Union, and its government, culture, and egalitarian economy are farcries from the monarchical and highly stratified society of the old Empire. The second edi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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| SUBJECT |
Austria -- History -- Dictionaries
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| Subject |
Austria
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| Genre/Form |
dictionaries.
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Dictionaries
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History
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021679283 |
| ISBN |
9780810863101 |
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0810863103 |
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1282519891 |
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9781282519893 |
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9786612519895 |
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6612519894 |
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