- Brook-Shepherd, Gordon;
The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey (1996)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)One of the few comprehensive studies in English on Austrian identity. A useful starting point.
- Hamann, Brigitte;
Hitler's Vienna: A Dictator's Apprenticeship (1999)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)This book, by one of Austria's foremost specialists on the Habsburg era, is a fascinating account of the influence Vienna had on Adolf Hitler, as well a vivid portrayal of Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century.
- Johnston, William M;
The Austrian Mind: An Intellectual and Social History, 1848-1938 (1972)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)An interesting intellectual history of the cultural trends generated by the Austro-Hungarian empire.
- Palmer, Alan;
Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph (1994)For those interested in the nineteenth century and the decline of the Habsburg empire.
- Pauley, Bruce F;
From Prejudice to Persecution: A History of Austrian Anti-Semitism (1992)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)A thorough history of anti-Semitism in Austria.
- Sked, Alan;
The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire 1815-1918 (1989)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)For those interested in the nineteenth century and the decline of the Habsburg empire.
- Taylor, A J P;
The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918: A History of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary (1990, first edition 1948)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)For those interested in the nineteenth century and the decline of the Habsburg empire.
- Bischof, Gunter and Anton Pelinka (eds);
The Kreisky Era in Austria (1993)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)A useful collection of essays on the rule of one of the longest-serving chancellors of the Second Republic, Bruno Kreisky.
- Bischof, Gunter, Anton Pelinka and Ferdinand Karlhofer (eds);
The Vranitzky Era in Austria (1999)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)A useful collection of essays on the rule of one of the longest-serving chancellors of the Second Republic, Franz Vranitzky.
- Pelinka, Anton;
Out of the Shadows of the Past (1998)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)Perhaps the definitive work on Austrian national identity and political culture.
- Pelinka, Anton and Sieglinde Rosenberger;
Österreichische Politik: Grundlagen, Strukturen (2000)A concise and useful introduction to Austrian politics and society.
- Pelinka, Peter;
Österreichs Kanzler: Von Leopold Figl bis Wolfgang Schüssel (2000)A book which looks at Austria's second republic through a biography of the nine chancellors which have ruled the country since 1945.
- Pick, Hella;
Guilty Victim: Austria from the Holocaust to Haider (2000)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)A history of post-war Austria and an account of how and why Austria's second republic failed to deal with its Nazi past.
- Sully, Melanie A.;
The Haider Phenomenon (1997)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)A book which explains Haider's rise on the Austrian political landscape and shows that the success of the Freedom Party is due to the disaffection of the Austrian population with the corporatist system which has characterised the politics of the country since 1945.
- Zöchling, Christa;
Haider: Licht und Schatten einer Karriere (1999)The first biography of the most controversial Austrian politician.
Travel & Tourism
- Brook, Stephen and Bown, Deni;
Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides: Vienna (1994)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)The "Eyewitness Guides" are easy to use and well-liked for their rich graphics.
- Parsons, Nicholas T;
Blue Guide Vienna (1997)
(from Amazon.com), (from Amazon.co.uk)A reliable guide with a focus on art, architecture and history.
Selection and commentary by Magali Perrault
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