Austria, Germany, and the Cold War - From the Anschluss to the State Treaty, 1938-1955 (Hardcover)

In 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. Asking himself why it took so long to get to this point, the author addresses issues such as the victim thesis, Austrians as perpetrators, Austrian anti-Semitism and official attempts to mitigate its effects after the war. He discusses the various proposals for post-war Austria and makes it clear that the question of Austria was from the very beginning inextricably linked with the more important question of Germany. With Germany divided, Austria turned out to be of strategic value in the cold war and the state treaty became a weapon in this war.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2008
Authors:	Rolf Steininger
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-326-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-84545-326-3
Barcode:	9781845453268

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