Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55 : The Leverage of the Weak - G. Bischof

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Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55

The Leverage of the Weak

By: G. Bischof

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Hardcover | 12 August 1999 | Edition Number 2

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The four great powers occupied and controlled Austria after its liberation. Austrians were involved in Hitler's war crimes, yet Austrian diplomacy persuaded the world and its own population that Austria was a victim. While the Soviets concentrated on the economic exploitation of Austria, the Western powers feared a Communist takeover. American economic aid totalling $1.5 billion guaranteed the economic survival and political stability of Austria and 'balanced off' the same amount in reparations extracted by the Soviets from their zone. At the height of Cold War tensions, Western observers considered Austria 'Europe's Korea'. The re-armament of Austria was initiated before the German one - Austria became a 'secret ally' of the West. After eight years of negotiations the Austrian treaty was concluded in May 1955. Shrewd bilateral Austrian diplomacy with Stalin's successors in the Kremlin led to the breakthrough and demonstrated that the weak had leverage in manoeuvring between the superpowers.

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'...richly documented, provocative and full of valuable insights.' - Professor Wolfgang Krieger, Philipps-Universitat, Marburg

'Bischof provides by far the most authoritative account available of the extraordinary process by which the postwar leadership of Austria maintained the country's unity and independence while navigating among the varying pressures of the four occupying powers and the competing domestic forces. Based on vast new evidence from each of the countries involved, his analyses of the political effects of Soviet economic depredations and the creation of a new national myth to sidestep Austria's Nazi past are compelling.' - Vojtech Mastny and Kathryn Weathersby, The Norwegian Nobel Institute

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List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
The Austrian's Role and Allied Planning during the Second World War	p. 7
The Anglo-Soviet Cold War over Austria, 1945/6	p. 30
The Creation of Austrian Foreign Policy, 1945/6	p. 52
Austrian Economic Malaise: Soviet-American Cold War over Austria, 1946/7	p. 78
In the Shadow of Germany: the Militarization of the Cold War in Austria, 1948-52	p. 104
After Stalin's Death: "Peaceful Coexistence" and the Conclusion of the Austrian Treaty, 1953-5	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 150
Notes	p. 157
Select Bibliography	p. 216
Index	p. 233
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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The Leverage of the Weak

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