Guilty Victim: Austria from the Holocaust to Haider

by Hella Pick

Behind the façade of Gemütlichkeit can Austrians ever admit to themselves the extent to which they collaborated with Nazi Germany and became party to the Holocaust? So much has been written about post-war Germany, but what about Hitler’s other willing executioners? Since 1945 Austria has succeeded in presenting an image of itself as a comfortable middle class society at the center of Europe, whose recent past, though awkward, was not shaming. Hella Pick explores Austria’s search for a foolproof, internationally credible identity for itself after the Nazi era. She shows how the old ghosts will not go away.

Genres: History

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

So that's 300 pages of thesis reading completed today 😭 how tf did I read and take notes on 600+ pages for my BA lmao how did my eyes move that fast?