Slavs in Post-Nazi Austria - Carinthian Slovenes and the Politics of Assimilation, 1945-1960

Robert Knight''s book examines how the 60,000 strong Slovene community in the Austrian borderland province of Carinthia continued to suffer in the wake of Nazism''s fall. It explores how and why Nazi values continued to be influential in a post-Nazi era in postwar Central Europe and provides valuable insights into the Cold War as a point of interaction of local, national and international politics.Though Austria was re-established in 1945 as Hitler''s ''first victim'', many Austrians continued to share principles which had underpinned the Third Reich. Long treated as both inferior and threatening prior to the rise of Hitler and then persecuted during his time in power, the Slovenes of Carinthia were prevented from equality of schooling by local Nazis in the years that followed World War Two, behavior that was tolerated in Vienna and largely ignored by the rest of the world. uses this vital case study to discuss wider issues relating to the stubborn legacy of Nazism in postwar Europe and to instill a deeper understanding of the interplay between collective and individual (liberal) rights in Central Europe.This is a fascinating study for anyone interested in knowing more about the disturbing imprint that Nazism left in some parts of Europe in the postwar years.>

About the author

Robert Knight is Senior Lecturer in International History at Loughborough University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Robert (Loughborough University Knight, Robert Knight, Robert (Loughborough University Knight
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781474258906
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-5890-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; austria, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, Fascism & Nazism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, c 1950 to c 1959, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, C 1945 To C 1960, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies