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Talking about the cultural and political life of Austrian refugees in Britain, this work assesses and evaluates the Austrian Centre's activities and achievements, while also examining the Austrians' often fraught relations with their British hosts.

Table of Contents

Introduction Richard Dove

Part One
1. ‘A Very Ambitious Plan’: The Early Days of the Austrian Centre, Charmian Brinson
2. The Politics of the Austrian Centre, Anthony Grenville

Part Two
3. Kulturpolitik in Exile, Richard Dove
4. The Press of the Austrian Centre, Jennifer Taylor
5. Publishing with a Purpose: Free Austrian Books, Charmian Brinson and Richard Dove
6. Acting for Austria: The Laterndl and other Austrian Theatre Groups, Richard Dove
7. ‘A Taste of True Culture, a Taste of Vienna, a Taste of Life’: Music at the Austrian Centre, Charmian Brinson

Part Three
8. The ‘Robinson Crusoes of Paddington’ and the British: Relations between the Free Austrians and their British Hosts, Charmian Brinson
9. ‘Austria Tomorrow’?: Planning for a Post-War Austria, Marietta Bearman
10. ‘No Easy Matter’: Closure –and After, Marietta Bearman and Charmian Brinson

About the Author

Marietta Bearman, Charmian Brinson, Richard Dove, Anthony Grenville and Jennifer Taylor have all published extensively in the field of German-speaking exile in Britain and are members of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies.