Books by Lonnie Johnson
“It’s an excellent book, and its subtitle gives the game away: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends. For centuries, these countries that we principally think about when we think of Central Europe…were under the hegemony of the Habsburgs, as the Holy Roman Empire…Also important to mention about Lonnie Johnson’s book, Central Europe, is that it has a very good description of how the idea of modern national identity arose.” Read more...
Nicholas Parsons, Historian
Interviews where books by Lonnie Johnson were recommended
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Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
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The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Cross & Crescent
by John Stoye -
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Maria Theresa
by Edward Crankshaw -
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Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
by Richard Cockett -
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The Man Without Qualities
by Robert Musil -
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The Capuchin Crypt (aka The Emperor's Tomb)
by Joseph Roth
The best books on Austria, recommended by Nicholas Parsons
The best books on Austria, recommended by Nicholas Parsons
Today, the Republic of Austria is a small country in Central Europe, but for centuries, it was the fulcrum of events going on in Europe, as the Habsburgs led the Holy Roman Empire—and later the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire—until it all fell apart after World War I. Nicholas Parsons, author of the excellent The Shortest History of Austria, introduces us to books and novels that bring to life the history of a political, intellectual, and cultural powerhouse.
