By the same author as "Security and Politics in the Nordic Area", and "The Politics of Belgium", this book examines contemporary Austrian society and politics.

Long characterized by stability--even rigidity--Austrian politics is becoming more dynamic and combative. Tracing the disruption of the "postwar pattern" in Aus

Heinisch (West European studies, U. of Pittsburgh) provides an account of Austrian politics that explores why a small, affluent, peaceful nation suddenly became

Austria does not often make political headlines. It has at least twice in recent years: in 1986, when the "Waldheim Affair" was debated worldwide, and in 1999,