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The Rough Guide to Viennaby Rob Humphreys
Rough Guides 2011; US$ 19.99Rough Guide to Vienna is the best guide there is to one of Europe?s most elegant and civilised capital cities. Inspirational photography, neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood accounts and detailed, fantastically well-drawn, up-to-date maps help you get the most out of a visit to Vienna ? from the city?s world-class art galleries and museums to its Art Nouveau and Modernist architecture. Get off the well-beaten track and explore the narrow, cobbled backstreets of the Innere Stadt or the lively cafés and bars of the Naschmarkt area.Learn all about the city?s fascinating and rich history presented in a truly accessible way. Frank, incisive reviews take you straight to the best of the city?s coffee houses, restaurants and nightlife venues, from the minimalist... more...
Travel Viennaby MobileReference
MobileReference.com 2007; US$ 4.99Travel Vienna - illustrated city guide, phrasebook, and maps. Indulge Yourself with a personal tour guide on Your PDA. Fully illustrated. Historical overviews. Interesting facts. Street Map, Metro Map, and more. Museums hours and ticket info. . Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway. Plan the trip during airplane flight. Add Bookmarks. Text annotation and mark-up. Table of Contents. General: About | Tourism Office | History | Sleep. Maps: City Map | U-Bahn (Metro) | S-Bahn and U-Bahn | Districts | Austria. Phrasebook: About | Viennese German | Pronunciation | Phrase List. Transport: About | Get In | Get Around | U-Bahn (Metro) | S-Bahn | Ringstraße | Airport | Stations | Franz Josef Railway. Attractions: Do... more...
Vienna in the Age of Uncertaintyby Deborah R. Coen
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 30.00Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty traces the vital and varied roles of science through the story of three generations of the eminent Exner family, whose members included Nobel Prize–winning biologist Karl Frisch, the teachers of Freud and of physicist Erwin Schrödinger, artists of the Vienna Secession, and a leader of Vienna’s women’s movement. Training her critical eye on the Exners through the rise and fall of Austrian liberalism and into the rise of the Third Reich, Deborah R. Coen demonstrates the interdependence of the family’s scientific and domestic lives, exploring the ways in which public notions of rationality, objectivity, and autonomy were formed in the private sphere. Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty... more...
Gender and Modernity in Central Europeby Agatha Schwartz
University of Ottawa Press 2010; US$ 16.99At the end of the nineteenth century, Austro-Hungarian society was undergoing a significant re-evaluation of gender roles and identities. Debates on these issues revealed deep anxieties within the multi-ethnic empire that did not resolve themselves with its dissolution in 1918. Concepts of gender and modernity as defined by the Habsburg Monarchy were modified by the conservative, liberal, radical right-wing and Communist regimes that ruled the empire?s successor states in the twentieth century. While these values have taken on new dimensions again in the post-Communist period, the Habsburg Monarchy?s influence on gender and modernity in Central Europe is still palpable. With a truly interdisciplinary approach ? drawing on the fields of... more...
Der Geschmack von Wienby Lutz Musner
Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 32.16Hauptbeschreibung Wiens Ruf als Kulturstadt und als »Weltstadt der Musik« geht auf ein besonderes Flair in Lebensstil, Ästhetik und Alltagskultur zurück. Wie und wodurch ist dieses Bild, das in- und außerhalb Wiens gleichermaßen gepflegt wird, entstanden? Lutz Musner zieht unter anderem Stadtführer, Werbung, Architekturkontroversen, literarische Texte und ortstypische Alltagspraktiken wie die sprichwörtliche »Wiener Gemütlichkeit« heran, um zu zeigen, wie Traditionen und ästhetische Codierungen die Herausbildung eines ungewöhnlich resistenten Selbst- und Fremdbildes der Stadt beeinflusst haben. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Wien ist anders .........................................................................................................7... more...
Frommer's Vienna and the Danube Valleyby Dardis McNamee; Maggie Childs
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2011; US$ 16.99Frommer's Vienna & the Danube Valley gives you the complete overview of insider knowledge on where and what to visit in Austria's picturesque and historically rich capital and surrounding countryside. Packed with detailed, opinionated and honest reviews, this guide gives you the lowdown on what's worth your time and what's not, providing extensive listings of accommodation, attractions and restaurants in both Vienna and various towns along the Danube river, whatever your budget. Vienna and the surrounding Austrian regions are broken down into chapter sections with itineraries, maps and highlights to help you to plan your stay, according to your timeframe. Explore castles, palaces and museums; discover the best Austrian and Viennese cuisine,... more...
Eros and Inwardness in Viennaby David S. Luft
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 32.00Although we usually think of the intellectual legacy of twentieth-century Vienna as synonymous with Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytic theories, other prominent writers from Vienna were also radically reconceiving sexuality and gender. In this probing new study, David Luft recovers the work of three such writers: Otto Weininger, Robert Musil, and Heimito von Doderer. His account emphasizes the distinctive intellectual world of liberal Vienna, especially the impact of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in this highly scientific intellectual world. According to Luft, Otto Weininger viewed human beings as bisexual and applied this theme to issues of creativity and morality. Robert Musil developed a creative ethics that was closely related to his... more...
Top 10 Viennaby Irene Zoech; Michael Leidig
DK Publishing 2011; US$ 14.00DK Eyewitness Top 10: Vienna will lead you straight to the very best Vienna has to offer. Whether you wish to take a walk through the magnificent historic palaces and gardens, explore the captivating galleries and museums, experience the liveliest bars and clubs or relax in a Viennese café, this guide provides the insider knowledge every visitor needs, whatever your budget. Don't miss a thing with dozens of Top 10 lists; including the Top 10 best restaurants and wine bars in Vienna, the Top 10 hotels in Vienna for every budget, the Top 10 best venues in Vienna for concerts and opera and even the Top 10 Viennese cakes! Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Vienna. more...
Paradigmen der Moderneby Helmut Bachmaier
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1990; US$ 188.00Die in dem Band versammelten Aufsatze sind aus einer Ringvorlesung 1984/85 an der Universitat Konstanz hervorgegangen. Sie versuchen, die Logik der Wiener Moderne exemplarisch zu erhellen. Nach dem Verlust des Zentralwertes (Broch) und dem Zerfall des Habsburger Ordens wurde in Teilbereichen von Wissenschaft und Kunst eine Restitution holistischer Konzepte unternommen. Dieser Vorgang im Wien der Jahrhundertwende wird in der Philosophie, der Literatur, der Psychologie und der Physik verfolgt und erschlieît diejenigen Paradigmen, die fur die Bewusstseinsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts dominierend geworden sind. Beitrage von Ulrich Gaier (Krise Europas um 1900 — Hofmannsthal ihr Zeitgenosse), Gottfried Gabriel (Solipsismus: Wittgenstein,... more...
Frommer's Vienna Day By Dayby Teresa Fisher
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 13.99Vienna Day By Day highlights the must-see places and experiences, and offers knowledgeable opinion on where to stay, eat and shop. Special interest walks that appeal to romantics, art fans, architectural enthusiasts, families, film buffs and music lovers. Great neighbourhood walking tours through Stephansdom District, The Belvedere, Schottenring. Discover exciting trips outdoors to Stadtpark, Prater, The Danube, Grinzing and Schonbrunn. Discover where you can get the best coffee and grab the best quick, delicious snacks and excellent cuisine. more...









