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Austria-Hungaryby Eric Roman
Infobase Publishing 2003; US$ 85.00This work provides readers with a greater understanding of the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the modern nations - Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic - that emerged as a result of the empire's demise. It includes an historical dictionary of A-Z entries. more...
CultureShock! Austriaby Susan Roraff; Julie Krejci
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides covering countless destinations around the world. The series is especially intended for travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting and who might even consider residing there. more...
Terror and Tolerationby Paula Sutter Fichtner
Reaktion Books 2008; US$ 45.00Many negative stereotypes of Muslims can be traced to the clashes between the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe in the Middle Ages. Paula Sutter Fichtner explores here the particular dynamics between the Ottoman and Austrian Habsburg empires and chronicles the evolution of a political relationship that shifted from hatred to understanding. In the fourteenth century, Ottoman armies swept westward across the Danube Valley before confronting the Habsburgs, who ruled central and eastern Europe, and in Terror and Toleration, Fichtner charts the religious and political conflicts that fueled 300 years of war. She reveals how ruling powers in Vienna and the church spread propaganda about Muslims that still lingers today. But the Habsburgs dramatically... more...
Running Naked Through the Streetsby Caramine White
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2008; US$ 28.99Running Naked Through the Streets is an account of the year Dr. Caramine White lived in the former Communist country Slovakia, from August 2004-May 2005. more...
Central-European Crossroadsby Pieter C. van Duin
Berghahn Books 2009; US$ 95.00During the four decades of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia a vast literature on working-class movements has been produced but it has hardly any value for today?s scholarship. This remarkable study reopens the field. Based on Czech, Slovak, German and other sources, it focuses on the history of the multi-ethnic social democratic labor movement in Slovakia?s capital Bratislava during the period 1867-1921, and on the process of national revolution during the years 1918?19 in particular. The study places the historic change of the former Pressburg into the modern Bratislava in the broader context of the development of multinational pre-1918 Hungary, the evolution of social, ethnic, and political relations in multi-ethnic Pressburg (a ?tri-national?... more...
CultureShock! Munichby Elizabeth Smith
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2010; US$ 14.39With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides covering countless destinations around the world. The series is especially intended for travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting and who might even consider residing there. Each title contains invaluable advice for the traveller to adapt seamlessly into the local environment and is packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, accommodation, health, shopping and festivals. Additionally, each book provides concise insights into the history, language, cuisine and business practises of each country, as well as explaining the customs, traditions and social etiquette in a lively and informative style. more...
Austria - Culture Smart!by Peter Gieler
Kuperard 0001;Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships. Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include... more...
CultureShock! Austriaby Susan Roraff; Julie Krejci
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2011; US$ 14.39With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a bestselling series of culture and etiquette guides covering countless destinations around the world. For anyone at risk of culture shock, whether a tourist or a longterm resident, CultureShock! provides a sympathetic and fun-filled crash course on the do's and don'ts in foreign cultures. Fully updated and sporting a fresh new look, the revised editions of these books enlighten and inform through such topics as language, food and entertaining, social customs, festivals, relationships, and business tips. CultureShock! books are packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, finances, accommodation, health, food and drink, clothes, shopping, festivals, and much, much more. more...
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