From Wilson to Waldheim: Proceedings of a Workshop on Austrian-American Relations, 1917-1987 (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought)

by Peter Pabisch

These essays deal with the interaction between culture and politics during the period of the Austrian Corporate State, the five years preceding the Anschluss in 1938. The contributions show that no aspect of literary and cultural life remained unchanged by the National Socialist infiltration that took place in the 1930s. All Austrian writers had to decide whether to face economic penalty by opposing National Socialism and being blacklisted in Germany or to seek financial advantage by joining the Nazi movement.

364 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1989