Richard Cockett is a historian and journalist and a staff correspondent and senior editor at The Economist. He is the author of seven books and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
“What makes Cockett’s book compelling, however, are stories of the
lesser-known, equally spirited Viennese that moulded the contours
of the consumer-capitalist world order.”—Sam Jones, Financial
Times
“A fascinating account of how some of the most dynamic Western
ideas of the past century bubbled up from a single, urban cauldron
of competing forces.”—Michael S. Roth, Wall Street Journal
“[An] erudite and masterful telling. . . . For anyone interested in
how we got here and how ideas shape our minds and our world, for
good and for ill, Vienna is essential reading.”—Ian Hughes, Irish
Times
Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2023 by Marginal Revolution
(blog)
“There is enrichment on almost every page. And with it, a wealth of
fundamental insights into the production and exploitation of useful
knowledge.”—Charles Emmerson, Engelsberg Ideas
“An excellent survey and introduction to the miracles of Viennese
science, philosophy, and culture, earlier in the 20th
century.”—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution (blog)
“In its widely variegated forms, inspired by the cultural milieu of
their native city, [lies] the objective of all the remarkable
people discussed in this fine book.”—Benedict King, The Oldie
“Excellent. . . . There is more than enough material to ensure the
book never stops fizzing.”—Charlie Connelly, New European
“Densely impressive. . . . Cockett is a sound guide. He gets you up
to speed on everything . . . and he has a journalist’s eye for the
telling detail.”—Christopher Bray, The Tablet
“Vienna is precisely the kind of readable but informative history
to be expected from an editor of the Economist.”—History Today
“A kaleidoscopic journey through the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries. In Richard Cockett’s hands, Vienna is the origin of the
contemporary world.”—Janek Wasserman, author of The Marginal
Revolutionaries
“A rich and fascinating book. Pre-war Vienna was a cauldron of
ideas—ideas that were mostly extinguished in Austria, but exported
to the Anglo-American world. Richard Cockett makes a compelling
case for how they continue to shape our lives.”—David Edmonds,
author of The Murder of Professor Schlick
“Richard Cockett allows us to savour the heady days of Viennese
cafe culture, which, as he vividly demonstrates, brewed the
richness and boldness of the modern era. From art and music to
economics and science, he reveals the city’s extraordinary and
pivotal contributions to contemporary life.”—Paul Halpern, author
of Flashes of Creation
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