Vienna : Legend and Reality

Name: Vienna : Legend and Reality
Brand: Faber & Faber

Faber & Faber

Brand new product\nFree UK standard delivery 2-3 days from despatch\nTracked secure courier\nPlease check delivery times at top of listing\nBookCurl is a family bookseller - thank you for your business\n\n''I wanted to reveal the soil, milieu, or social sphere and situation, from which the contributions of Vienna to European civilisation have sprung... I hope it is not my incurable love for my native city which makes me believe that Vienna is still important in the world of today, through all that is alive in its past, present and future...'' Ilsa Barea, from her Preface (1966)\nThis fascinating, learned yet highly personal survey explores the legend of Vienna, from frontier fortress and melting pot to the culturally rich centrepiece of the Hapsburg Empire, through two world wars and the grave damage inflicted by Hitler.\n''A fascinating account, so rich in texture, a book in which history and landscape, personalities and politics and culture combine to produce a living picture.'' C.r