Culture and Political Crisis in Vienna: Christian Socialism in Power, 1897-1918 / Edition 2

by John W. Boyer

Overview

In this sequel to Political Radicalism in Late Imperial Vienna, John Boyer picks up the history of the Christian Social movement after founder Karl Lueger's rise to power in Vienna in 1897 and traces its evolution from a group of disparate ward politicians, through its maturation into the largest single party in the Austrian parliament by 1907, to its major role in Imperial politics during the First World War.

Boyer argues that understanding the unprecedented success that this dissident bourgeois political group had in transforming the basic tenets of political life is crucial to understanding the history of the Central European state and the ways in which it was slowly undermined by popular electoral politics. The movement's efforts to save the Austrian Empire by trying to create an economically integrated but ethnically pluralistic state are particularly enlightening today in the shadow of ethnic violence in Sarajevo, where began the end of the Austrian Empire in 1914.

The most comprehensive account of any mass political movement in late-nineteenth century Central Europe, this two- volume work is crucial reading for anyone interested in Hapsburg history, German history or the history of social democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780226069616
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Publication date:	02/17/1998
Edition description:	1
Pages:	718
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

John W. Boyer is Senior Adviser to the President and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor in History at the University of Chicago. A specialist in the history of the Habsburg Empire, he has written four books on Austrian history, including, most recently, Austria 1867-1955.

Table of Contents

Preface
1: The Christian Social Consolidation of Power, 1897-1905
2: Universal Suffrage and the Founding of the Reichspartei, 1905-1907
3: The Reichspartei and the Era of Ministerialism, 1907-1911
4: Religion and Nation in Viennese Politics, 1907-1914
5: The Collapse and Reconstruction of the Christian Social Party, 1911-1914
6: The Party, the Church, and the Thronfolger, 1911-1914
7: The Christian Social Party in the First World War
8: Conclusion: Christian Socialism under the Empire
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

In a sequel to Political Radicalism in Late Imperial Vienna, Boyer (history, U. of Chicago) picks up the history of the Christian Social movement after founder Karl Lueger's rise to power in Vienna in 1897 and traces its evolution from a group of disparate ward politicians, through its maturation into the largest single party in the Austrian parliament by 1907, to its major role in Imperial politics during the First World War. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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