| Austria and the Alps Contributor(s): Beniston, Judith (Editor), Hughes, Jon (Editor), Vilain, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 190732237X ISBN-13: 9781907322372 Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association OUR PRICE: $75.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 830.994 |
| Series: Austrian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Austria is, topographically, an Alpine country. Yet the mountains that cover two thirds of modern Austria's territory are often still viewed as a provincial location in contrast to cosmopolitan Vienna, the nation's cultural centre. The essays in this volume survey the complex relationship between Austria and the Alps, spanning a period from the final decades of Habsburg rule to the present. Among the topics addressed by the authors are the work of both lesser-known and established writers and commentators; Heimat and place in relation to musical and film genres; the social, political and cultural impact of Alpinism; and the representation of the Alps in recent exhibitions. |