Das Franz Ferdinand Prinzip

Why the First World War really began!
Probably the most unusual book on the First World War memorial year tells the story of the heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand and his passion for hunting, from the myth of the White Chamois and the fatal shots in Salzburg’s Blühnbachtal valley that evoked the First World War.

Anita Hohenberg, Igor Friedrich Petković
Thomas Jorda, Lois Lammerhuber
Michael Prock, Norbert Winding

16,5 × 22 cm
160 pages
75 photos
German
Hardcover, bound in linen,
„French Fold“-jacket
ISBN 978-3-901753-76-3
June 2014

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Authors

  • Anita Fürstin von ­Hohenberg

    Anita Fürstin von ­Hohenberg ist die Urenkelin­ von Franz Ferdinand­ Erzherzog von Österreich-Este. Sie kam 1958 als erstgeborene Tochter von [...] more

  • Igor Friedrich Petković

    Igor Friedrich Petković wurde im Salzburger Innergebirg geboren. Er studierte Slawistik, Anthropologie und Fotografie in Graz, Belgrad und Novi Sad. [...] more

  • Lois Lammerhuber

    Lois Lammerhuber is a photographer and publisher. His close collaboration with GEO Magazine started in 1984, continues to this day, [...] more

  • Michael Prock

    Michael Prock ist Kommunikationsberater und Eigentümer einer Kommunikationsagentur in Salzburg, spezialisiert auf Markenbildung, Reputationsmanagement und ganzheitliche Kommunikation. more

  • Norbert Winding

    Norbert Winding ist Direktor des Museums Haus der Natur in Salzburg. Er ist Biologe, Buchautor und für seine Ausstellungen – [...] more

  • Thomas Jorda

    Thomas Jorda is deputy editor-in-chief of the daily NÖ Nachrichten and its chief editor for arts and media, director of [...] more

Details

The book Das Franz Ferdinand Prinzip is an extraordinary contribution to the commemorative year 100 years of the First World War. It tells the story of the heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand and his passion for hunting, of the mythological legend of the White Chamois and the fatal shots fired in the Blühnbach Valley in Salzburg that conjured up the First World War. The Archduke’s shooting list of 274 889 pieces of game also refers to the trophy, a White Chamois, which he shot in 1913. The rare white chamois was considered a mythological taboo figure in popular belief and was protected by mountain spirits. The hunter who tries to hunt the chamois is cursed by higher forces and dies within one year. Thus the parallels between legend and history are condensed into the legend of the origin of the Great War. The curse of the White Chamois from Blühnbachtal brought death to Franz Ferdinand and the First World War to mankind.

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The book Das Franz Ferdinand Prinzip is an extraordinary contribution to the commemorative year 100 years of the First World War. It tells the story of the heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand and his passion for hunting, of the mythological legend of the White Chamois and the fatal shots fired in the Blühnbach Valley in Salzburg that conjured up the First World War. The Archduke’s shooting list of 274 889 pieces of game also refers to the trophy, a White Chamois, which he shot in 1913. The rare white chamois was considered a mythological taboo figure in popular belief and was protected by mountain spirits. The hunter who tries to hunt the chamois is cursed by higher forces and dies within one year. Thus the parallels between legend and history are condensed into the legend of the origin of the Great War. The curse of the White Chamois from Blühnbachtal brought death to Franz Ferdinand and the First World War to mankind.

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Weight0.8 kg / 1.76 lbs
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