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Red Vienna, White Socialism, and the Blues (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Mcfarland, Rob; Mcfarland, Chelsea
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Description for Red Vienna, White Socialism, and the Blues (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Hardcover. Reveals Ann Tizia Leitich, American correspondent for Austrian newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s, as an important cultural mediator between the two countries. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
After the First World War, Vienna was overrun by jazz, Hollywood movies, and Fordism; its citizens were both fascinated and appalled by the waves of American ideas and products. To make sense of the American phenomenon, readers turned to Ann Tizia Leitich, the New York-based correspondent for Vienna's prominent daily Neue Freie Presse and other newspapers. Rob McFarland tells the story of Leitich's escape, occasioned by a personal crisis, from Austria to America in 1921, and of her rise as a journalist, cultural historian, and novelist. By the early 1930s, she had met President Coolidge, Senator Sol Bloom, the writer ... Read more
After the First World War, Vienna was overrun by jazz, Hollywood movies, and Fordism; its citizens were both fascinated and appalled by the waves of American ideas and products. To make sense of the American phenomenon, readers turned to Ann Tizia Leitich, the New York-based correspondent for Vienna's prominent daily Neue Freie Presse and other newspapers. Rob McFarland tells the story of Leitich's escape, occasioned by a personal crisis, from Austria to America in 1921, and of her rise as a journalist, cultural historian, and novelist. By the early 1930s, she had met President Coolidge, Senator Sol Bloom, the writer ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139368
SKU
V9781571139368
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Reviews for Red Vienna, White Socialism, and the Blues (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Focuses on the meaning of America in the once widely read work of the novelist and journalist Ann Tizia Leitich (1891-1976)...the analyses of her writings are interwoven with fascinating biographical detail. AUSTRIAN STUDIES The greatest strength of [Rob McFarland's book] is the broad range of topics [he] connects to Ann Tizia Leitich's cultural project. By ... Read more