Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Nationalization of Democracy in the Weimar and First Austrian Republics 21
7. 2. The Search for Symbols: The Debates about the German Flag and the Austrian Anthem 48
8. 3. Representative Democracy: Commemorating the Republics 88
9. 4. Staging a Greater German Republic: Cross-Border Republican Rallies 131
10. 5. Composing the Volk: Cultural Commemorations with Political Implications 169
11. 6. Anschluss before Hitler: The Politics of the Österreichisch-Deutscher Volksbund 195
12. Conclusion 237
13. Appendixes 243
14. Bibliography 249
15. Index 265