Philipp Ther
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Philipp Ther

Philipp Ther, born in 1967, teaches Modern European and East European History at the University of Vienna. He has already published five books in English, and his publications have been translated into various other languages. He has received several prizes and awards, including the 2015 Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair for Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent, which was also shortlisted for the Prix du livre européen. Furthermore, his work has earned him the Richard G. Plaschka Prize (2006) and the Wittgenstein Prize (2019).

Philipp Ther, born in 1967, teaches Modern European and East European History at the University of Vienna. He has already published five books in English, and his publications have been translated into various other languages. He has received several prizes and awards, including the 2015 Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair for Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent, which was also shortlisted for the Prix du livre européen. Furthermore, his work has earned him the Richard G. Plaschka Prize (2006) and the Wittgenstein Prize (2019).


PUBLICATIONS

The Sound of Habsburg
Year of Publication: 2025
Philipp TherYear of Publication: 2025
From the late 18th century onwards, the Habsburg Monarchy was on the decline internationally, and internally was riven by conflict. But time and again, the Habsburgs rallied together, survived the assaults of Napoleon, a sovereign debt crisis, the revolution of 1848, as well as the defeats to Italy and Prussia. Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were instrumental in holding the empire together....
How the West Lost the Peace
Year of Publication: 2019
Philipp TherYear of Publication: 2019

In 1989, the West appeared to be the lone victor of history. Today, the triumphalism of that time sounds more than stale. What went wrong?

Multi-award winning historian Philipp Ther is...

Rights sold to:

English world rights (Polity), Korea (Eco Livres), Poland (Nauka i Innowacje), Czech Republic (Karolinum)

The Outsiders
Year of Publication: 2017
Philipp TherYear of Publication: 2017

Flight and integration are extremely important themes at present. They are a major reason for the rise of right-wing populist parties and are threatening to divide the EU. However, a...

Rights sold to:

English world rights (Princeton UP), Spain (PUZ), Portuguese rights (Edições 70), Italy (Keller)

Europe After 1989
Year of Publication: 2014
Philipp TherYear of Publication: 2014
In 2014, Europe is in the grip of concerns and crises that have caused the optimism of 1989’s new beginnings to fade into distant memory. The New Order on the Old Continent explores...
Rights sold to:

English world rights (Princeton UP), Chinese complex rights (Rye Field), France (Gallimard), Finland (Vastapaino), Korea (Eco Livres), Japan (Misuzu Shobo), Poland (Kurhaus Publishing), Czech Republic (Libri), Ukraine (Antropogos-Logos-Film)

Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Bulgaria (K&X Critique & Humanism)


DISCOVER

News
12.03.2015
We are excited to announce that Philipp Ther has been awarded the Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair 2015.
News
05.02.2015
We are delighted about the nomination of Philipp Ther's Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent.
News
04.12.2014
Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent is the #1 non-fiction book on the Best Book List.