{"product_id":"austria-germany-and-the-cold-war-from-the-anschluss-to-the-state-treaty-1938-1955-paperback","title":"Austria, Germany, and the Cold War: From the Anschluss to the State Treaty, 1938-1955 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRolf Steininger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e...with 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\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGerman History\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\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\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOverall, ... 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\u003eGerman Politics \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe 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\u003eCentral European History\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \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\u003eJournal of Slavic Military Studies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOverall, 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\u003eH-NET German\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteininger 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\u003eAustrian History Yearbook\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRolf Steininger, \u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003ewww.rolfsteininger.at\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156981682311,"sku":"9780857455987","price":42.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/84ad060e3b9c973b30e2c6c5d1daaa70.webp?v=1733247796","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/austria-germany-and-the-cold-war-from-the-anschluss-to-the-state-treaty-1938-1955-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}