Erin R. Hochman - Imagining a Greater Germany: Republican Nationalism and the Idea of Anschluss

For my parents

The writing of this book would not have been possible without support from numerous individuals and institutions. My time at the University of Toronto significantly shaped my approach to this project. Jennifer Jenkins deserves much appreciation for playing a formative role in my intellectual development. Doris Bergen, Derek Penslar, and James Retallack also offered numerous thought-provoking suggestions on my work, which challenged me to think in more complex ways about nationalism and German politics. As the project developed, advice from Pieter Judson helped me to sharpen my thinking about Austrian history. At Southern Methodist University, I have been lucky to have exceptionally supportive colleagues in the Clements Department of History. In particular, Kathleen Wellman and Andrew Graybill have served as wonderful mentors. Additionally, I am grateful to the history department, as well as the Center for Presidential History and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, for organizing a workshop that provided me with feedback on an earlier draft of the book. Belinda Davis and Annemarie Sammartino not only came to Dallas to attend the workshop, but also offered me detailed and constructive criticism that aided me in strengthening my arguments. I am very appreciative that Thomas Adam, Edward Countryman, Ruth Ann Elmore, Jeffrey Engel, Andrew Graybill, James Hopkins, John Mears, Brandon Miller, Donald Niewyk, Daniel Orlovsky, Rachel St. John, Kathleen Wellman, and Laurence Winnie took the time to participate in the workshop and offer additional suggestions. I also thank the anonymous reviewers for their incisive comments. Roger Haydon, Emily Powers, Sara Ferguson, and other staff at Cornell University Press deserve recognition for helping me to bring this book to fruition. An early version of chapter 1 appeared as Ein Volk, ein Reich, eine Republik : Grodeutsch Nationalism and Democratic Politics in the Weimar and First Austrian Republics, German History 32, no. 1: 2952, which was published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the German History Society.

This book is primarily based on archival research. I am therefore indebted to the archivists and librarians at the Archiv der Sozialdemokratie of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Bonn, the Bundesarchiv Berlin, the Politisches Archiv des Auswrtigen Amts in Berlin, the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, the sterreichisches Staatsarchiv in Vienna, the sterreichische Nationalbibliothek, the Archiv der Stadt Salzburg, the Salzburger Landesarchiv, the Steiermrkisches Landesarchiv in Graz, the Steiermrkisches Landesbibliothek, the Verein fr die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung in Vienna, the Archiv des Karl von Vogelsang-Instituts in Vienna, the Wienbibliothek, and the Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv for their assistance along the way. Special thanks go to Mag. Susanne Frhlich at the sterreichisches Staatsarchiv and Heidrun Louda at the Archiv der Sozialdemokratie for taking the time to help me find relevant files within their holdings. The staff at the Interlibrary Loan Offices at the University of Toronto and Southern Methodist University aided me as well. Generous financial support from the German Academic Exchange Service, the Joint Initiative for German and European Studies and other centers at the University of Toronto, the Ontario government, Southern Methodist University, the Sam Taylor Fellowship Fund, and the American Historical Association enabled me to make research trips to Germany and Austria and to write up my findings. Furthermore, the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., offered me the opportunities to learn about paleography and archival research at the 2005 Summer Seminar in Germany and to gain worthwhile feedback on my work at the 2010 Transatlantic Doctoral Seminar.

I owe a great deal to a wonderfully supportive network of friends and family. In Toronto, Auri Berg, Katie Edwards, Liz Hamm, Michelle Hoffman, Stacy Hushion, Mark Lszl-Herbert, Peter Mersereau, and Andrew Tracy were always willing to provide a sympathetic ear and to read my work. During my travels to Germany and Austria, Deborah Barton, Brian Feltman, Marlies Schacherl, Janek Wasserman, Chris Wiley, and Charlotte Wilson not only shared in my excitement over good archival finds, but were also great company in exploring Berlin and Vienna. At SMU, Sabri Ates, Jon Brunstedt, Jill Kelly, Ada Kuskowski, and Brandon Miller have been both wonderful colleagues and friends. In Dallas, I am also extremely fortunate to have met Cole Jackson, whose thoughtfulness and encouragement were vital in helping me to finish this book. Above all, I would like to thank my family. I wish my grandmother, Shirley Bell, could have seen the completion of this work. My deepest gratitude goes to my parents, Cindi and Henry Hochman, who have been a constant source of love and support over the years. It is to them that I dedicate this book.