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A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889 by Frederic Morton Publisher Comments On January 30, 1889, at the champagne-splashed hight of the Viennese Carnival, the handsome and charming Crown Prince Rudolf fired a revolver at his teenaged mistress and then himself. The two shots that rang out at Mayerling in the Vienna Woods echo... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture by Carl E. Schorske Publisher Comments A landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born. "Not only is it a... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Trade Paper
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The War of the Austrian Succession by Reed Browning Publisher Comments Reed S. Browning explores the often-changing war aims of the major belligerents-Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Piedmont-Sardinia, and Spain-and links diplomatic and military events to the political and social context from which they arose.... (read more) List Price $23.75 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Hungarians: A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat by Paul Lendvai Publisher Comments "This brief narrative of Hungarian history, elegantly translated into English, is written with verve, humor, profound insights, and just the right degree of cynicism. It well explains the dilemma of a respectable old state squeezed between more powerful... (read more) Your price: $33.75 New - Trade Paper
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Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America by Kati Marton Publisher Comments ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE IS A TOUR DE FORCE, an important work of history as it was lived, a narrative of multiple betrayals on both sides of the Cold War that ends with triumph and a new beginning in America. In this true-life thriller Kati Marton, an... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Budapest 1900 by John Lukacs Synopsis "Lukacs's book is a lyrical, sometimes dazzling, never merely nostalgic evocation of a glorious period in the city's history. . . . {His} true sympathy lies . . . not with the famous expatriates, but with the writers and intellectuals who lived and died... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Historic Maps and Views Vienna by Hannah Schweizer Synopsis 24 historical and contemporary maps and views for detaching and hanging; High value reproductions; Stable cardboard; Concise accompanying texts.... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Hapsburg Monarchy, 1809-1918: A History of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary (Phoenix Book; P683) by A J P Taylor Publisher Comments First published in 1941, The Habsburg Monarchy has become indispensable to students of nineteenth-century European history. Not only a chronological report of actions and changes, Taylor's work is a provocative exploration into the historical process of... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Red Star, Blue Star: The Lives & Times of Jewish Students in Communist Hungary (1948-1956) by Andrew Handler Publisher Comments During the darkest years of Stalinist Communism in Hungary, the contributors to this book managed to preserve freedom of speech and action, as well as their Jewish self-awareness. In the Introduction, the editors trace the evolution of Communism in post... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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European Historical Dictionaries #18: Historical Dictionary of Hungary by Steven Bela Vardy Publisher Comments Examines the key events, people, and places crucial to the history of Hungary.... (read more) Your price: $115.95 New - Hardcover
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Imagining Postcommunism: Visual Narratives of Hungary's 1956 Revolution by Beverly Ann James Publisher Comments Although the 1956 Hungarian uprising failed to liberate the county from Soviet domination, it became a symbol of freedom for people throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. Labeling the events a counter-revolution, communist authorities exacted revenge in... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $22.19 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Budapest: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) by Bob Dent Publisher Comments The views of Budapest by the River Danube are unparalleled in Europe. On one side the Buda Hills reach almost to the riverside, with Castle Hill and Gell�rt Hill offering outstanding panoramas. Pest, linked to Buda by a series of imposing bridges... (read more) Your price: $92.50 New - Hardcover
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A Concise History of Hungary (Cambridge Concise Histories) by Miklos Molnar Publisher Comments This book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary, from its nebulous origins in the Ural Mountains to the 1988 elections. It tells above all the thrilling story of a people who became a... (read more) Your price: $110.75 New - Hardcover
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Hugo von Hofmannsthal and the Austrian Idea by David S. Luft Publisher Comments The Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929) was one of the great modernists in the German language, but his importance as a major intellectual of the early twentieth century has not received adequate attention in the English-speaking world. One... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $10.64 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Vienna: A Cultural History by Nicholas Parsons Publisher Comments From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Hapsburgs, Vienna's fortunes swung between survival and expansion. By the late nineteenth century it had become the western capital of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Monarchy... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hungarian Rhapsodies: Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture by Richard Teleky Publisher Comments From an examination of photographer Andre Kertesz to a visit to a Hungarian American church in Cleveland, Teleky writes with perception and humor about the American need to reconcile contemporary identity with a heritage from another country.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $23.92 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Comparative Hungarian Cultural Studies (Comparative Cultural Studies) by Steven T Publisher Comments The studies presented in this volume are intended as an addition to scholarship in (comparative) cultural studies. More specifically, the articles represent scholarship about central and east European culture with special attention to Hungarian culture... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $40.17 New - Trade Paper
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The Will to Survive: A History of Hungary (Columbia/Hurst) by Bryan Cartledge Publisher Comments Despite its relatively small size, Hungary has shown remarkable resilience in its long and difficult history, resisting hostile neighbors and the pressures of two massive neighboring empires. Subjected to invasion, occupation, and frequent historical... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Trade Paper
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Anonymus and Master Roger by Martyn (edt) Rady Book News Annotation In the original Latin with facing pages of English translation, this volume presents two narratives dealing with matters three centuries and more apart, yet connected. The Gesta Hungarorum by the anonymous notary is a literary composition about the... (read more) Your price: $65.25 New - Hardcover
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Hitler's Austria: Popular Sentiment in the Nazi Era, 1938-1945 by Evan Burr Bukey Publisher Comments Using evidence gathered in Europe and the United States, Evan Bukey crafts a nuanced portrait of popular opinion in Austria, Hitler's homeland, after the country was annexed by Germany in 1938. He demonstrates that despite widespread dissent, discontent,... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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