{"product_id":"austria-germany-and-the-cold-war-from-the-anschluss-to-the-state-treaty-19381955-9780857455987","title":"Austria Germany and the Cold War From the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 'Moscow Declaration' of 1943 the Allies officially propagated the notion of Austria as the first victim of Hitlerite aggression and announced their intention to set up a \"free and independent Austria\" after the war, which finally happened in 1955.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ewith its useful bibliography and index, this is a most lucid and helpful contribution to a satisfying growth in English language material devoted to Austria under the Allied occupation\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eSteininger’s meticulous attention both to the subtle details of the negotiations (and the subsidiary issues they raised) combined with his broader view of the international context sets this book apart from the numerous other commemorative histories that appeared to mark the fiftieth anniversary, and makes it a particularly useful study to have translated into English.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Overall, ... Steininger has produced a compact summary of research on the Austrian State Treaty. The chronology of important events, the bibliography, and, above all, the index constitute useful tools for the reader. It is particularly welcome that this short and handy textbook summary has now been made available to a wider audience via the English-language edition.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  German Politics \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"The story told certainly fits into its ostensible contexts of postwar diplomatic history and international affairs, but, whether intended by the author or not, this is also the story of the course of post-imperial Austria's incestuous infatuation with, marriage to, and divorce from its German cousin. How the first decade of the Cold War helped to bring this about so that the Austrian entity that emerged from this German liaison did so with relatively few congenital deformities is not only the underlying story of this book, but perhaps its more important accomplishment.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Central European History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"[Steininger] has given us an erudite, comprehensive analysis that illuminates the important role Austria played in that initial decade of the Cold War. This book should read by scholars, undergraduates, and graduate students who are interested in 20th-century diplomatic history of Austria and Germany and the four major powers of the Grand Alliance. It is also excellent for those interested in the Soviet mind and in Soviet diplomatic maneuverings of the first decade of the Cold War.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Journal of Slavic Military Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Overall, Der Staatsvertrag is an exceptionally useful work. The argument is both well thought out and provocative. It is short enough for undergraduate consumption, detailed enough for graduate students, and broad enough to apply to a variety of courses dealing with Austria, Germany, Central Europe, and the Cold War.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  H-NET German\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Steininger contributes to our knowledge of Soviet behavior regarding Austria and German, while summarizing with remarkable skill the complex and frequently baffling events that transpired over a period of seventeen years... Steininger's book fits nicely with the historiography of Austria's role as a battlefield in the Cold War and indeed of Austria's importance in four-power wrangling over the fate of Germany, a more important issue.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Austrian History Yearbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction to the English Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e 1918\/1938: The Road to the Anschluss\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e 1938 and Beyond: Austria as 'Victim'\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e 1943: Postwar Planning for Austria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e 1945\/46: The First Year\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e 1945\/46: South Tyrol First Victim of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e 1946\/1949: Austria in the Shadow of Containment and Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e 1950\/1954: Stalin Note, Short Treaty, and Rollback\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e 1955: State Treaty as 'Austrian Scandal'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eEpilogue to the English Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tChronology\u003cbr\u003e \tArchives\u003cbr\u003e \tInternet\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038912610647,"sku":"9780857455987","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857455987.jpg?v=1750941911","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/austria-germany-and-the-cold-war-from-the-anschluss-to-the-state-treaty-19381955-9780857455987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}