The (Neo-)Romantic Roots of Austria's Politics of Pessimism.
This article explores some historical and ideological conditions of possibility underpinning the two most widely debated and strongly politicized topics in Austrian public discourse over recent years: in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, an "anti-vaxxer" sub-culture, which is less internally coh...
| Publicado en: | Central Europe Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 257 - 272 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2024
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