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Manage episode 410140908 series 2661628
Jim may know Australia but does he know Austria? Thank goodness historian Stephen Beller is on the podcast to tell us everything Jim doesn't know.
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GUEST BIO: Steven Beller was born in London, England and educated at Cambridge University; since 1989 he has lived in the USA. He has written widely on Austrian, Jewish and Central European history. His books include A Concise History of Austria (Cambridge, 2006), Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938: A Cultural History (Cambridge University Press, 1989); Herzl (Halban, 1991); Francis Joseph (Longman, 1996); ; Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2008, 2015); Democracy: All That Matters (Hodder, 2013). He also edited and introduced the anthology Rethinking Vienna 1900 (Berghahn, 2001). His latest book is The Habsburg Monarchy 1815-1918 (Cambridge, 2018). He is currently an independent scholar resident in Washington DC.
231 episodes
Manage episode 410140908 series 2661628
Jim may know Australia but does he know Austria? Thank goodness historian Stephen Beller is on the podcast to tell us everything Jim doesn't know.
ADS: BETTERHELP: Visit BetterHelp.com/IDK today to get 10% off your first month.
GUEST BIO: Steven Beller was born in London, England and educated at Cambridge University; since 1989 he has lived in the USA. He has written widely on Austrian, Jewish and Central European history. His books include A Concise History of Austria (Cambridge, 2006), Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938: A Cultural History (Cambridge University Press, 1989); Herzl (Halban, 1991); Francis Joseph (Longman, 1996); ; Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2008, 2015); Democracy: All That Matters (Hodder, 2013). He also edited and introduced the anthology Rethinking Vienna 1900 (Berghahn, 2001). His latest book is The Habsburg Monarchy 1815-1918 (Cambridge, 2018). He is currently an independent scholar resident in Washington DC.
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