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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 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.
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.
Product Details
- Publisher: Pegasus Books (August 2, 2022)
- Length: 464 pages
- ISBN13: 9781639361960
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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
"What an enjoyable cosmopolitan and exuberant celebration of Vienna by a someone who really knows and loves that great city.”
– Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem and The Romanovs
“An astonishingly comprehensive survey of the history of Vienna… ambitious, panoramic, and full of fascinating detail. Robertson’s love for the city is obvious on every page.”
– The Scotsman
"Robertson, with his intimate knowledge of the city, has brilliantly chronicled Vienna's history through the centuries and illustrated it with innumerable vignettes from contemporary observers. He has succeeded in painting a thoroughly enjoyable portrait of a great international capital.”
– Hella Pick, author of Invisible Walls and Guilty Victims
“Thanks to Angus Robertson the Viennese now have a rollicking historical tribute to Vienna’s pivotal role through the ages—from Roman times to the modern day via the Habsburgs and Hitler. Clearly smitten with his adopted city, Robertson carefully selects colorful contemporary accounts to bring the past to life, while importantly not shying away from Vienna’s darker moments.”
– Katya Adler, BBC Europe Editor
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