Österrike

Investigates the function and meaning of sadness in German, Austrian, and Swiss literature and culture from the 18th century to the present.Established, commissioned, and edited by …

A new and revised edition of Alan Sked's groundbreaking book which examines how the Habsburg Empire survived the revolutionary turmoil of 1848.'The Year of Revolutions', saw the …

In this volume, scholars and theatre practioners from Austria, Britain and Germany explore the current state of Austrian drama in studies of the themes, forms and concerns of some …

Johann Nepomuk Nestroy (1801–1862), for a quarter of a century the dominant actor on the popular Viennese stage, was the author of over eighty dramatic works, all but one of them …

Hoppuka er en vindskeiv og fornøyelig reiseskildring fra de tysk-østerrikske hoppukebyene. Det er en reise inn i et besynderlig og fargerikt univers som sjeldent fanges opp av …

The war of 1864 between Austria and Prussia on the one side and Denmark on the other was short but important for European history. The two Germanic great powers combined to force a …

First Published in 1992. This is a collection of eight articles looking at consociationalism in the Austrian political system. Areas covered are the decline of the 'Lager …

History remembers Wellington's defeat of Napoleon, but has forgotten the role of Field Marshal Radetzky in the battles which led to Napoleon's abdication and first exile in 1814. …

This book is about the struggle for social power in the interethnic context of the Austrian part of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire. It explores how the struggle for power …

This co-edited volume offers new insights into the complex relations between Brussels and Vienna in the turn-of-the-century period (1880-1930). Through archival research and …