Description
Product ID: | 9780571290369 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Vienna |
Subtitle: | Legend and Reality |
Authors: | Author: Ilsa Barea |
Page Count: | 398 |
Subjects: | European history, European history, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies, Social & cultural history, Cultural studies, Austria, Germany |
Description: | Presents a survey that explores the legend of Vienna, from frontier fortress and melting pot to the culturally rich centrepiece of the Hapsburg Empire, through two world wars and the grave damage inflicted by Hitler. ''I wanted to reveal the soil, milieu, or social sphere and situation, from which the contributions of Vienna to European civilisation have sprung... I hope it is not my incurable love for my native city which makes me believe that Vienna is still important in the world of today, through all that is alive in its past, present and future...'' Ilsa Barea, from her Preface (1966) |
Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2012-03-15 |