Examines the heightened role of politics in contemporary German and Austrian cultural productions and institutions and what it means for German Studies.

This book argues that Germans and Austrians have dealt with the Nazi past very differently and these differences have had important consequences for political c

This is the first book to examine this crucial relationship between politics and culture in Germany, not only during the Nazi and Cold War eras but in periods w

Though the Alps may appear to be a peaceful place, the famed mountains once provided the backdrop for a political, environmental, and cultural battle as Germany

After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Austria transformed itself from an empire to a small Central European country. Formerly an important pla