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This biography reveals Von Schirach's aristocratic family background; three of his four grandparents were from America.

Exploring Austria's post-World War II journey, this account delves into the nation's complex contradictions, such as its simultaneous engagement and isolationist policies, grand aspirations, and feelings of inferiority. The narrative highlights Austria's evolution as a social democracy grappling with xenophobic nationalism. This revised edition updates readers on significant events since 2005, including the rise of the far right, economic challenges, and concerns regarding the stability of the European Union, providing a comprehensive view of Austria's historical and contemporary issues.

Das Jahr 1968 bleibt Gegenstand öffentlicher Debatten und der zeitgeschichtlichen Historiografie zwischen Mythos-Pflege und kritischer Rekonstruktion. Diese Historiografie hat den Anspruch, die 68er-Generation und legitimatorische Strategien pro und contra 1968er-Bewegung aus gegenwärtiger Sicht zu deuten. 1968 steht international als Symbol für eine Dekade zwischen Revolution und Rebellion, den Widerstand gegen die offene und »strukturelle Gewalt« des gesellschaftlichen und politischen Establishments – als konkrete Utopie von einer anderen Gesellschaft. Das bis heute in der Zeitgeschichte kontrovers dargestellte Jahr 1968 wird in diesem Band aus interdisziplinärer und internationaler Perspektive in Form von dichten Beschreibungen und Analysen behandelt: Die singulären Ereignisse werden kontextuell beschrieben, die aufgeladenen Symbole interpretiert und die mehrdeutigen Chiffren dekodiert. Nicht zuletzt wird dessen Historiografie zwischen Legitimation und Fundamentalkritik problematisiert. Open Access - frei verfügbare elektronische AusgabeDieses Werk ist als Open Access-Publikation im Sinne der Creative Commons-LizenzBY-NC-ND International 4.0 (»Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen«) unter der DOI 10.14220/9783737097888 erschienen. Um eine Kopie dieser Lizenz zu sehen, besuchen Sie http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

Austria, a small-state society with barely eight million inhabitants differs from the rest of Europe in that it displays various paradoxical developments in its political culture, social life, and economy. First, most Austrians are the descendents of immigrants from all parts of the Habsburg Monarchy due to intensive migration occurring before 1913. Yet contemporary election campaigns and domestic and international politics have been dominated by xenophobic anti-migration slogans, especially since 1989. Without migration, the country’s population would be in serious decline. Second, the Austrians have profited enormously from EU membership and EU enlargement but are stubbornly opposed to EU institutions, and there is little evidence of any EU hyphenated identities. Last, attitudes to historical events are equally contradictory: even though up to 600,000 Austrians were members of the Nazi Party, often holding prominent positions (Adolf Hitler himself), the German Reich has been regarded as solely responsible for the Holocaust. These and a number of other paradoxical perceptions are explored and interpreted in this fascinating and wide-ranging work by one of Austria’s leading historians.

The book delves into the history of property theft and forced labor under National Socialist rule during wartime, exploring the impact on the economy. It also examines the compensation and restitution efforts implemented in various European and Latin American nations since 1945, highlighting the complexities and challenges involved in addressing these historical injustices.