After the First World War the former imperial city of Vienna elected a stable Social Democratic
majority. Throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s Red Vienna (as it was derisively called by
its critics) became the site of successful large-scale experiments in public housing hygiene
and education while still maintaining its world-class contributions to music literature art
culture and science. Though Red Vienna eventually fell victim to fascist violence the era
left a rich legacy that has the potential to influence our own tumultuous time. Red Vienna
Sourcebook will provide scholars and students with original documents from the interwar period
with thorough introductions and commentaries. The book's thirty-six chapters include primary
works from canonical names such as Sigmund Freud and Arthur Schnitzler but also introductions
to lesser-known figures such as sociologist Käthe Leichter or health policy pioneer Julius
Tandler. These documents will appeal to researchers in such diverse areas as economics
architecture music film history philosophy women's studies sports and body culture and
Jewish studies.
