HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AUSTRIA, SECOND EDITION

Contemporary Austria is a fixture among Europe's democracies, yet, it did not achieve this state easily. WWI, the unification with German in 1938, and WWII were catastrophes for Austria, but in 1995 it became part of the European Union and its government, culture, and egalitarian economy are now distant from the monarchical and highly stratified society of the old Empire. Photos.