Austria, Germany, and the Cold War

From the Anschluss to the State Treaty, 1938-1955
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84545-326-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

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. By questioning 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 connects for the first time the issues of Anschluss, German question, Cold War, and the State Treaty. He makes it clear that the question of Austria was from the very beginning inextricably linked with the more important question of Germany.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steininger, Rolf

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Introduction to the English Edition

Chapter 1. 1918/1938: The Road to the Anschluss

Chapter 2. 1938 and Beyond: Austria as 'Victim'

Chapter 3. 1943: Postwar Planning for Austria

Chapter 4. 1945/46: The First Year

Chapter 5. 1945/46: South Tyrol First Victim of the Cold War

Chapter 6. 1946/1949: Austria in the Shadow of Containment and Germany

Chapter 7. 1950/1954: Stalin Note, Short Treaty, and Rollback

Chapter 8. 1955: State Treaty as 'Austrian Scandal'

Conclusion

Epilogue to the English Edition

Chronology

Archives

Internet

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Steininger, Rolf
Rolf Steininger, professor emeritus, from 1984-2010 head of the Institute of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck, presently at the Free University of Bolzano; European Union Jean-Monnet Professor, senior fellow of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies of the University of New Orleans, and the author of numerous books, articles, and television documentaries. www.rolfsteininger.at

Rolf Steininger, professor emeritus, from 1984-2010 head of the Institute of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck, presently at the Free University of Bolzano; European Union Jean-Monnet Professor, senior fellow of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies of the University of New Orleans, and the author of numerous books, articles, and television documentaries. www.rolfsteininger.at