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Book SynopsisAustria 1867-1955 connects the political history of German-speaking provinces of the Habsburg Empire before 1914 (Vienna and the Alpine Lands) with the history of the Austrian Republic that emerged in 1918, presenting the case of modern Austria as a fascinating example of democratic nation-building.
Trade ReviewIn his brilliant opus magnum John Boyer shows why Austria needed three attempts to build a stable democracy and how co-operation of formerly antagonistic political elites finally succeeded in the years after World War II. * Michael Mesch, Wiener Geschichtsblätter, Vol. 78/3 *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Terms of Austrian History 1: The Settlement of 1867 and the Creation of a Liberal Constitutional Order 2: Liberalism Ascendant: State Politics and Administration in the Austrian Lands, 1867-1879 3: The Era of the Iron Ring: State Consolidation and the Emergence of Civic Radicalism, 1879-1895 4: Two Decades of Constitutional Upheaval, 1895-1914 5: Late Imperial Society and Culture: The Crucible of Vienna 6: The Monarchy in the First World War 7: The Revolution of 1918-1919 8: The First Austrian Republic, 1920-1932 9: The Catholic Dictatorship and the Nazi Occupation, 1933-1945 10: The Reconstruction of a Republican Political System, 1945-1955 Conclusion: The Construction of a New Political Culture, 1955-1983
