{"product_id":"the-crossroads-of-civilization-angus-robertson-9781639361953","title":"The Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Vienna","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"From the Congress of Vienna to the Austria World Summit, the city of Vienna has hosted key meetings on peace to climate action. This is a first-class book about Vienna as the crossroads of civilization and as the international capital.\" --Arnold Schwarzenegger\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich and illuminating history of the world capital that has transformed art, culture, and politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVienna is unique amongst world capitals in its consistent international importance over the centuries. From the ascent of the Habsburgs as Europe's leading dynasty to the Congress of Vienna, which reordered Europe in the wake of Napoleon's downfall, to bridge-building summits during the Cold War, Vienna has been the scene of key moments in world history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scores of pivotal figures were influenced by their time in Vienna, including: Empress Maria Theresa, Count Metternich, Bertha von Suttner, Theodore Herzl, Gustav Mahler, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, John F. Kennedy, and many others. In a city of great composers, artists, and thinkers, it is here that both the most positive and destructive ideas of recent history have developed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From its time as the capital of an imperial superpower, through war, dissolution, dictatorship to democracy Vienna has reinvented itself and its relevance to the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angus Robertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639361952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639361953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.98w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Angus Robertson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990685221119,"sku":"9781639361953","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b17b01a3-fbb9-431b-a676-a772d555b4ce.jpg?v=1683306084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crossroads-of-civilization-angus-robertson-9781639361953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}