{"product_id":"prison-elite-how-austrian-chancellor-kurt-schuschnigg-survived-nazi-captivity-paperback-softback-9781487527587","title":"Prison Elite; How Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg Survived Nazi Captivity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487527587","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrison Elite\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg Survived Nazi Captivity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErika Rummel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487527587\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rummel brilliantly describes and analyzes how Schuschnigg attempted to cope psychologically with his personal plight and to explain to himself why he had failed as chancellor.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Evan B. Bukey, University of Arkansas, emeritus (\u003cem\u003eCentral European History\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the \u003ci\u003eAnschluss\u003c\/i\u003e (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945. Schuschnigg\u0026amp;#x2019;s privileged position within the concentration camp system allowed him to keep a diary and to write letters which were smuggled out to family members.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on these records, \u003ci\u003ePrison Elite\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of a little-known aspect of concentration camp history: the life of a VIP prisoner. Schuschnigg, who was a devout Catholic, presents his memoirs as a \"confession,\" expecting absolution for any political missteps and, more specifically, for his dictatorial regime in the 1930s. As Erika Rummel reveals in fascinating detail, his autobiographical writings are frequently unreliable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrison Elite\u003c\/i\u003e describes the strategies Schuschnigg used to survive his captivity emotionally and intellectually. Religion, memory of better days, friendship, books and music, and maintaining a sense of humour allowed him to cope. A comparison with the memoirs of fellow captives reveals these tactics to be universal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Schuschnigg\u0026amp;#x2019;s writing in the context of contemporary prison memoirs, \u003ci\u003ePrison Elite \u003c\/i\u003eprovides unique insight into the life of a VIP prisoner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. In Isolation: Living under the Enemy\u0026amp;#x2019;s Eye \u003cbr\u003e2. The Sachsenhausen Household: Living \u003cem\u003een famille\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. The Comfort of Religion\u003cbr\u003e4. The Consolation of Books\u003cbr\u003e5. Music to His Ears \u003cbr\u003e6. The Use of Wit\u003cbr\u003e7. Cherishing Memories\u003cbr\u003e8. Schuschnigg\u0026amp;#x2019;s Political Reminiscences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735593283864,"sku":"9781487527587","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prison-elite-how-austrian-chancellor-kurt-schuschnigg-survived-nazi-captivity-paperback-softback-9781487527587","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}