The Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Vienna
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"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 pleasure to read and a journey of discovery even for those who know this city well."--Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen "Vienna's global standing in history, culture, and groundbreaking social policy is wonderfully captured in this book."--Vienna Mayor and Governor Michael Ludwig 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 in world 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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1639361952
ISBN13:9781639361953
Release Date:August 2022
Publisher:Pegasus Books
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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