LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE, A CHARMINGLY PERSONAL HISTORY OF HABSBURG EUROPE BY THE AUTHOR OF GERMANIA From the end of the Middle Ages to the First World War, Europe was dominated by one family: the Habsburgs. Their unprecedented rule is the focus of Simon Winder's vivid third book, Danubia. Winder's approach is friendly, witty, personal; this is a narrative that, while erudite and well researched, prefers to be discursive and anecdotal. In his survey of the centuries of often incompetent Habsburg rule which have continued to shape the fate of Central Europe, Winder does not shy…mehr
LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE, A CHARMINGLY PERSONAL HISTORY OF HABSBURG EUROPE BY THE AUTHOR OF GERMANIA From the end of the Middle Ages to the First World War, Europe was dominated by one family: the Habsburgs. Their unprecedented rule is the focus of Simon Winder's vivid third book, Danubia. Winder's approach is friendly, witty, personal; this is a narrative that, while erudite and well researched, prefers to be discursive and anecdotal. In his survey of the centuries of often incompetent Habsburg rule which have continued to shape the fate of Central Europe, Winder does not shy away from the horrors, railing against the effects of nationalism, recounting the violence that was often part of life. But this is a history dominated above all by Winder's energy and curiosity. Eminently readable and thrillingly informative, Danubia is a treat that readers will be eager to dip into.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Simon Winder is the author of two books: the Sunday Times (London) Top Ten Bestseller Germania and the highly praised The Man Who Saved Britain. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town, London.
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CONTENTS Maps...xv Introduction...1 Place names The Habsburg family Chapter One...17 Tombs, trees and a swamp Wandering peoples The hawk's fortress 'Look behind you!' Cultic sites The elected Caesars Chapter Two...51 The heir of Hector The great wizard Gnomes on horseback Juana's children Help from the Fuggers The disaster Chapter Three...87 'Mille regretz' 'The strangest thing that ever happened' The armour of heroes Europe under siege The pirates' nest A real bear-moat Chapter Four...117 The other Europe Bezoars and nightclub hostesses Hunting with cheetahs The seven fortresses Chapter Five...147 A surprise visit from a fl ying hut 'His divine name will be inscribed in the stars' Death in Eger Burial rites and fox-clubbing The devil-doll How to build the Tower of Babel Chapter Six...177 Genetic terrors The struggle for mastery in Europe A new frontier Zeremonialprotokoll Bad news if you are a cockatrice Private pleasures Chapter Seven...209 Jesus vs. Neptune The first will Devotional interiors The second will Zips and Piasts Chapter Eight...243 The great crisis Austria wears trousers The Gloriette The war on Christmas cribs Illustrious corpses Carving up the world Chapter Nine...277 'Sunrise' An interlude of rational thoughtfulness Defeat by Napoleon, part one Defeat by Napoleon, part two Things somehow get even worse An intimate family wedding Back to nature Chapter Ten...313 A warning to legitimists Problems with loyal subjects Un vero quarantotto Mountain people Chapter Eleven...343 The Temple to Glorious Disaster New Habsburg empires The stupid giant Funtime of the nations The deal An expensive sip of water Chapter Twelve...375 Mapping out the future The lure of the Orient Refusals Village of the damned On the move The Führer Chapter Thirteen...411 The sheep and the melons Elves, caryatids, lots of allegorical girls Monuments to a vanished past Young Poland Chapter Fourteen...439 'The fat churchy one' Night music Transylvanian rocketry Psychopathologies of everyday life The end begins Chapter Fifteen...471 The curse of military contingency Sarajevo The Przemysl catastrophe . Last train to Wilsonville A pastry shell The price of defeat Triumphs of indifference Conclusion...505 Map of Modern Central Europe...514 Bibliography...517 Illustrations...529 Acknowledgements...533 Index...535 Maps 1. The splitting of Charles V's inheritance...xvi 2. The Habsburg Empire, 1815...xviii 3. The Dual Monarchy...xx 4. The United States of Austria...444 5. Modern Central Europe...514
CONTENTS Maps...xv Introduction...1 Place names The Habsburg family Chapter One...17 Tombs, trees and a swamp Wandering peoples The hawk's fortress 'Look behind you!' Cultic sites The elected Caesars Chapter Two...51 The heir of Hector The great wizard Gnomes on horseback Juana's children Help from the Fuggers The disaster Chapter Three...87 'Mille regretz' 'The strangest thing that ever happened' The armour of heroes Europe under siege The pirates' nest A real bear-moat Chapter Four...117 The other Europe Bezoars and nightclub hostesses Hunting with cheetahs The seven fortresses Chapter Five...147 A surprise visit from a fl ying hut 'His divine name will be inscribed in the stars' Death in Eger Burial rites and fox-clubbing The devil-doll How to build the Tower of Babel Chapter Six...177 Genetic terrors The struggle for mastery in Europe A new frontier Zeremonialprotokoll Bad news if you are a cockatrice Private pleasures Chapter Seven...209 Jesus vs. Neptune The first will Devotional interiors The second will Zips and Piasts Chapter Eight...243 The great crisis Austria wears trousers The Gloriette The war on Christmas cribs Illustrious corpses Carving up the world Chapter Nine...277 'Sunrise' An interlude of rational thoughtfulness Defeat by Napoleon, part one Defeat by Napoleon, part two Things somehow get even worse An intimate family wedding Back to nature Chapter Ten...313 A warning to legitimists Problems with loyal subjects Un vero quarantotto Mountain people Chapter Eleven...343 The Temple to Glorious Disaster New Habsburg empires The stupid giant Funtime of the nations The deal An expensive sip of water Chapter Twelve...375 Mapping out the future The lure of the Orient Refusals Village of the damned On the move The Führer Chapter Thirteen...411 The sheep and the melons Elves, caryatids, lots of allegorical girls Monuments to a vanished past Young Poland Chapter Fourteen...439 'The fat churchy one' Night music Transylvanian rocketry Psychopathologies of everyday life The end begins Chapter Fifteen...471 The curse of military contingency Sarajevo The Przemysl catastrophe . Last train to Wilsonville A pastry shell The price of defeat Triumphs of indifference Conclusion...505 Map of Modern Central Europe...514 Bibliography...517 Illustrations...529 Acknowledgements...533 Index...535 Maps 1. The splitting of Charles V's inheritance...xvi 2. The Habsburg Empire, 1815...xviii 3. The Dual Monarchy...xx 4. The United States of Austria...444 5. Modern Central Europe...514
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