{"product_id":"prison-elite-erika-rummel-9781487527587","title":"Prison Elite: How Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg Survived Nazi Captivity","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the \u003ci\u003eAnschluss\u003c\/i\u003e (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945. Schuschnigg's privileged position within the concentration camp system allowed him to keep a diary and to write letters which were smuggled out to family members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on these records, \u003ci\u003ePrison Elite\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of a little-known aspect of concentration camp history: the life of a VIP prisoner. Schuschnigg, who was a devout Catholic, presents his memoirs as a \"confession,\" expecting absolution for any political missteps and, more specifically, for his dictatorial regime in the 1930s. As Erika Rummel reveals in fascinating detail, his autobiographical writings are frequently unreliable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePrison Elite\u003c\/i\u003e describes the strategies Schuschnigg used to survive his captivity emotionally and intellectually. Religion, memory of better days, friendship, books and music, and maintaining a sense of humour allowed him to cope. A comparison with the memoirs of fellow captives reveals these tactics to be universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudying Schuschnigg's writing in the context of contemporary prison memoirs, \u003ci\u003ePrison Elite \u003c\/i\u003eprovides unique insight into the life of a VIP prisoner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erika Rummel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487527586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487527587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70h x 8.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Erika Rummel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993720848639,"sku":"9781487527587","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf17374c-bda4-4c32-9052-6f5a70f59a01.jpg?v=1683325925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prison-elite-erika-rummel-9781487527587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}