The Crossroads of Civilization
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The Crossroads of Civilization

A History of Vienna

  1. 464 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Crossroads of Civilization

A History of Vienna

About this book

"From the Congress of Vienna to the Austria World Summit, the city of Vienna has hosted key meetings on peace to climate action. This is a first-class book about Vienna as the crossroads of civilization and as the international capital." —Arnold Schwarzenegger A rich and illuminating history of the world capital that has transformed art, culture, and politics. Vienna is unique amongst world capitals in its consistent international importance over the centuries. From the ascent of the Habsburgs as Europe's leading dynasty to the Congress of Vienna, which reordered Europe in the wake of Napoleon's downfall, to bridge-building summits during the Cold War, Vienna has been the scene of key moments inworld history. Scores of pivotal figures were influenced by their time in Vienna, including: Empress Maria Theresa, Count Metternich, Bertha von Suttner, Theodore Herzl, Gustav Mahler, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, John F. Kennedy, and many others. In a city of great composers, artists, and thinkers, it is here that both the most positive and destructive ideas of recent history have developed. From its time as the capital of an imperial superpower, through war, dissolution, dictatorship to democracy Vienna has reinvented itself and its relevance to the rest of the world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Maps
  4. Introduction and Acknowledgements
  5. Chapter 1: From Vindobona to Vienna
  6. Chapter 2: The Imperial Habsburg Capital
  7. Chapter 3: The Empire Strikes Back
  8. Chapter 4: Revolting French and Napoleon
  9. Chapter 5: The Glorious Moment: The Congress of Vienna
  10. Chapter 6: The Concert of Europe: The Age of Metternich
  11. Chapter 7: The Longest Reign
  12. Chapter 8: Nervous Splendour: Fin de Siècle
  13. Chapter 9: Waltzing to War
  14. Chapter 10: The First Republic to the Third Reich
  15. Chapter 11: Occupation, Intrigue and Espionage
  16. Chapter 12: Diplomatic Capital
  17. Epilogue
  18. Photographs
  19. About the Author
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. Picture Credits
  24. Copyright