ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Book Reviews History of Austria</TITLE> <META name=keywords keyword=""><!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2006 --> </HEAD> <BODY text=black vLink=red aLink=brown link=blue bgColor=lightgreen> <DIV align=center> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"><TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle><A HREF = "../index.html"> <IMG src="../bannerhbr.JPG" border=0> </A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"><TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width=600><FONT face=arial size=5> <B>History of Austria </B></FONT></TD> </TD> </B></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <FONT face=arial size=3><B><I>First posted on February 16th 2006, last revised on February 25th 2006</I></B></FONT><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR></DIV> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"><TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width = "120"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Recommended Link : <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xaustria.html">History of Austria</A> <BR> posted by <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla">World History at KMLA</A> </font> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> This list of books on Austrian history defines Austria as the territory within the present borders of the Republic of Austria. It does include books which cover the periods preceding the establishment of the aforementioned republic, when what is Austria now formed just a part of the Habsburg Empire. Reviews below refer only to those sections in books on the Habsburg Empire related to the territory of the Austrian Lands. <BR><BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#genref">General Reference Books</A> <BR> General Accounts of Austrian History <BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#specper">Books on Specific Periods and Events in Austrian History</A> <BR> Books on Specific Persons in Austrian History <BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#regions">Books on the History of Specific Austrian Regions and Cities</A> <BR> Books on the Economic History of Austria <BR> Books on the Social History of Austria <BR><BR> <B>Note</B> : <i>Links to English-language books lead to amazon.com; links to German-language books to amazon.de. <BR> The webmaster is responsible for the reviews given here; as links provided by amazon.associates frequently misdirect the user to a different book, below only search fields to amazon's website are given. The user is asked to type in keywords, the author's name and/or the ISBN number. As scholars, in a number of cases, wrote several books on the same topic, it is advised to double check to make sure that the item to be ordered is the desired book.</i> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign = "center" align = "middle" width = "170"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "genref"><B>General Reference Books</B></A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-20&o=1&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width = "50"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Paula Sutter Fichtner, <B>Historical Dictionary of Austria</B>, Scarecrow Press 1999, 328 pp. <BR><BR> A dictionary of terms used in the English language to describe events/structures in Austria's history, i.e. English-English, although occasionally a German term accepted by English language historians may have made its way into the book. Part of a series of historical dictionaries on individual countries, published by Scarecrow Press; scholarly. Compiled for libraries and historians. <BR> The book tries to cover both the (larger) Austrian Empire and the (smaller) Republic of Austria. It contains an 11 page chronology, a 32 page account of Austrian history, the dictionary section lists 231 entries on 226 pages, followed by a 42 page bibliography <BR> Entries do include historical terms, in part in German, in part in English translation, some referring to the larger Habsburg monarchy, some to the territory of the Republic of Austria. A good number of entries contain biographies of famous Austrians. <BR> This English-English dictionary provides a wealth of concise information. It might be even more useful if entries were not merely listed either in their original German spelling or in their English translation, but cross references under &Ouml;sterreichische Volkspartei, for example, would direct the reader to Austrian People's Party. The entry Seven Weeks War mentions the Battle of K&ouml;niggr&auml;tz, and gives the Czech name of the site - Hradec Kralove. To Czechs, and to many international historians, the event is known as the Battle of Sadowa (a name not given in the respective article). </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign = "center" align = "middle" width = "120"> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <B>Putzger's Historischer Weltatlas</B> (Historical World Atlas); Austria edition by Ernst Bruckm&uuml;ller, &Ouml;BV &amp; HPT 1998, 208 pp. <BR><BR> <B>In German</B>, intended as a reference for high school students. Except for the index, all pages colour maps. While many maps cover World, European, German history, a good number of maps cover Austrian history. An essential source of information; interested readers not capable of speaking German will find it easy to use, with the help of a dictionary or with online translation aid. <BR> Covers both the Austrian Empire resp. Austria-Hungary and the Republic of Austria. <BR><BR> <i>Users interested in this book, please note that the (different) German and Austrian versions, under identical titles and edited by the same person, are available on the market. Amazon.de offers the German version; in order to acquire the Austrian version, the user is recommended to contact the publisher (www.e-LISA.at)</i> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign = "center" align = "middle" width = "170"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <B>General Accounts of Austrian History</B> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign = "center" align = "middle" width = "170"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "specper"><B>Books on Specific Periods or Events in Austrian History</B></A> <BR><BR> </font><font face = "times Roman" size = "2"> Early Habsburg Austria (-1526) <BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#lha">Later Habsburg Austria (1526-1918)</A> <BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#interbellum">Interbellum Austria (1918-1945)</A> <BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#postwar">Post-War Austria (since 1945)</A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width = "120"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Recommended Link : <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/ahindex.html">History of Austria-Hungary</A> <BR> posted by <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla">World History at KMLA</A> </font> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "lha"><B>Periods and Events : Later Habsburg Austria</B></A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-20&o=1&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width = "50"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Robert A. Kann, <B>History of the Habsburg Empire 1526-1918</B>, Univ. of California Press 1980, 648 pp. <BR><BR> A scholarly, analytical narrative describing the growth and structure of the Habsburg Dynasty and Empire, (i.e. her Austrian Line). The relation between policy of dynasty and central administration and impact/ reaction in/of the territories are analyzed; there are brief chapters dealing with the various ethnicities, f.ex. <i>From Late Enlightenment to Liberalism - The Austro-German Orbit</i> pp.370-379, <i>Decline and Discord 1879-1914 - Cisleithanian</i> Austria pp.424-452. <i>Cultural Trends From The 1860's To 1918 - The Austro-German Orbit</i> pp.544-561. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-20&o=1&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> A.J.P. Taylor, <B>The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918</B>. A History of the Austrian Monarchy and of Austria-Hungary, Univ. of Chicago Press (1941) 1976, 279 pp. <BR><BR> The fact that this book, first printed in 1941, is still being reprinted, speaks for the quality of this English-language scholarly analytical narrative. A.J.P. Taylor treats the Habsburg Empire as a political unit; the chapters in his book deal with successive periods in its history. References to the history of the territory presently forming the Republic of Austria are scattered throughout the book. It includes a 6 page index of places and names. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm-de.amazon.de/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-21&o=3&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Hellmut Andics, <B>Das &Ouml;sterreichische Jahrhundert. Die Donaumonarchie 1804-1900</B>, M&uuml;nchen : Goldmann 1984 <BR><BR> <B>In German</B>. The title translates to "The Austrian Century. The Monarchy on the Danube 1804-1900". Volume 1 of a series of books Austrian historian H. Andics wrote about the history of his country. This volume covers the history of the Austrian Empire 1804-1900. While the focus is on political history, economic, social and cultural history are covered as well. In German, presently out of print. <BR> While the seats of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty and administration were both located in the territory of the modern Republic of Austria, the book does neither intend nor try to narrate and analyze the history of the present territory of Austria. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm-de.amazon.de/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-21&o=3&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Hellmut Andics, <B>Der Untergang der Donaumonarchie</B>. M&uuml;nchen : Goldmann 1984 <BR><BR> <B>In German</B>. The title translates to "The Downfall of the Monarchy on the Danube". Volume 2 of a series of books Austrian historian H. Andics wrote about the history of his country. This volume covers the history of the Austrian Empire 1900-1918. While the focus is on political history, economic, social and cultural history are covered as well. In German, presently out of print. <BR> While the seats of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty and administration were both located in the territory of the modern Republic of Austria, the book does neither intend nor try to narrate and analyze the history of the present territory of Austria. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width = "120"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Recommended Link : <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xaustria.html">History of Austria</A> <BR> posted by <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla">World History at KMLA</A> </font> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "interbellum"><B>Periods and Events : Interbellum Austria (1918-1945) </B></A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm-de.amazon.de/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-21&o=3&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Hellmut Andics, <B>Der Staat, den keiner wollte</B>, M&uuml;;nchen : Goldmann 1984 <BR><BR> <B>In German</B>. The title translates to "The State Nobody Wanted". Volume 3 of a series of books Austrian historian H. Andics wrote about the history of his country. This volume covers the history of the Republic of Austria 1938-1945. While the focus is on political history, economic, social and cultural history are covered as well. In German, presently out of print. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width = "120"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Recommended Link : <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xaustria.html">History of Austria</A> <BR> posted by <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla">World History at KMLA</A> </font> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "postwar"><B>Periods and Events : Post-War Austria (since 1945) </B></A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm-de.amazon.de/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-21&o=3&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Hellmut Andics, <B>Die Insel der Seligen</B>, M&uuml;nchen : Goldmann 1984 <BR><BR> <B>In German</B>. The title translates to "The Island of the Blessed". Volume 4 of a series of books Austrian historian H. Andics wrote about the history of his country. This volume covers the history of the Republic of Austria since 1945. While the focus is on political history, economic, social and cultural history are covered as well. In German, presently out of print. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign = "center" align = "middle" width = "170"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "regions"><B>Books on the History of Austrian Regions and Cities</B></A> <BR><BR> </font><font face = "times Roman" size = "2"> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#salzburg">Salzburg</A> <BR> <A HREF = "revaustria.html#tirol">Tyrol</A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width = "120"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Recommended Link : <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xsalzburg.html">History of Salzburg</A> <BR> posted by <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla">World History at KMLA</A> </font></TD><TD width = "50"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "salzburg"><B>History of Austrian Regions : Salzburg </B></A> <BR> </font><font face = "times Roman" size = "2"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm-de.amazon.de/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-21&o=3&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Friederike Zaisberger, <B>Geschichte Salzburgs</B>, M&uuml;nchen : Oldenbourg 1998, 376 pp. <BR><BR> <B>In German</B>. Scholarly analytical narrative of the history of Princearchbishopric, later Austrian State Salzburg. <BR><BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width = "120"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Recommended Link : <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xtirol.html">History of Tyrol</A> <BR> posted by <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla">World History at KMLA</A> </font></TD><TD width = "50"> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "3"> <A NAME = "tirol"><B>History of Austrian Regions : Tyrol </B></A> <BR> </font><font face = "times Roman" size = "2"> In German : Tirol, in Italian : Tirolo. The historical region of Tyrol in 1918 was partitioned, the north and east remaining with Austria, the large south annexed by Italy. Historic accounts will mostly cover the entire region. </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE cellPadding=0 align=center border=0 cellspace="0"> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle> <iframe src="http://rcm-de.amazon.de/e/cm?t=worldhistorya-21&o=3&p=20&l=qs1&f=ifr" width="120" height="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </TD><TD width=50></TD> <TD align = "left" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Josef Riedmann, <B>Geschichte Tirols</B>, M&uuml;nchen : Oldenbourg (2000) 2001, 319 pp. <BR><BR> In German. Scholarly analytical narrative of the history of County, later Austrian State Tirol (Tyrol). The book covers all periods of Tyrolean history; about a quarter deals with the last century (<i>Partitioned Tyrol</i>, pp.218-281. The title of the chapter dealing with the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809-1810 translates to <i>Tyrol's Heroic Age</i>, pp.165-180). <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> </TD> <BR><BR> </font></TD></TR></TABLE><BR> </TD></TR></TABLE><BR> </DIV><div align = "center"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "1"> Webmaster Alexander Ganse. Email : aganse@hotmail.com <BR> Address : KMLA, Sosa-ri, Anheung-myun, Hoengsong-kun, 225-823, Republic of Korea </font></div> </BODY></HTML>