Background
Beller, Steven Peter was born on November 17, 1958 in London. Son of Milton and Hermine Beller.
( At the beginning of June 1895, Theodor Herzl, the Paris...)
At the beginning of June 1895, Theodor Herzl, the Paris correspondent of the Austrian Neue Freie Presse, made a momentous decision—he would bring about the creation of a state for the Jews. In his attempt to realize this dream, he became the greatest figure of modern Jewish history and is today seen as the father of the State of Israel.
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(This book studies the role played by Jews in the explosio...)
This book studies the role played by Jews in the explosion of cultural innovation in Vienna at the turn of the century, which had its roots in the years following the Ausgleich of 1867 and its demise in the sweeping events of the 1930s. The author shows that, in terms of personnel, Jews were predominant throughout most of Viennese high culture, and so any attempts to dismiss the "Jewish aspect" of the intelligentsia are refuted. The book goes on to explain this "Jewish aspect," dismissing any unitary, static model and adopting a historical approach that sees the "Jewishness" of Viennese modern culture as a result of the specific Jewish backgrounds of most of the leading cultural figures and their reactions to being Jewish.
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(A new study of Francis Joseph (Emperor of Austria, 1848-1...)
A new study of Francis Joseph (Emperor of Austria, 1848-1916) which explores the many facets of the Habsburg monarchy in its final phase. Steven Beller looks at the reality of absolute rule, the rise of nationalism within the empire and Francis Joseph's role in the countdown to the First World War. This engrossing study is both a portrait of the last monarch of the old school and an essay on the nature of power.
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Beller, Steven Peter was born on November 17, 1958 in London. Son of Milton and Hermine Beller.
Bachelor in History with honors, Jesus College, Cambridge, England, 1981; Master of Arts in History, Jesus College, Cambridge, England, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, Peterhouse, Cambridge, England, 1986.
Independent scholar, Washington, since 1996. Visiting assistant professor Georgetown University, Washington, 1992-1993.
(This book studies the role played by Jews in the explosio...)
(A new study of Francis Joseph (Emperor of Austria, 1848-1...)
( At the beginning of June 1895, Theodor Herzl, the Paris...)
Fellow International Research Center Cultural Studies. Member American History Association.
Married Esther Diane Brimmer, June 26, 1988. 1 child, Nathaniel Alexander.