311FURTHER READING
GENERAL INFORMATION
Living in Vienna: A Practical Guide for the English-Speaking
Community. American Women’s Association of Vienna, Vienna.
A must-have for anyone who will be living in Vienna.
It provides continuously updated information on every
imaginable topic from education to recycling, and lists
essential addresses and phone numbers. Please see the
AWA website (http://www.awavienna.com) for information
on where to purchase the book.
The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Austrians. Louis James. London:
Oval/Ravette Books, 2000.
This little book offers amusing commentaries on who the
Austrians are and why they do what they do.
HISTORY AND POLITICS
The Austrians: A Thousand Year Odyssey. Gordon Brook-
Shepherd. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc., 2002.
This comprehensive book offers a good non-academic
review of Austria’s history. While the title implies detailed
information on all eras of Austria’s history, the book is
biased towards the history of the 20th century.
A Concise History of Austria. Steven Beller. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2007.
As the name implies, the book provides a general overview
of the country’s history.
Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Life and Times of Emperor Franz
Josef. Alan Warwick Palmer. Berkeley, CA: Atlantic Monthly
Press, 1997.
Franz Josef’s personal life is analysed within the context of
much larger political issues. The book looks at the political
side of a crucial era in Austrian history that has been the
subject of much discussion.