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Modern European history . frontiers were guarded that foreignbooks of a liberal character might not slip in to corrupt. Politicalscience and history practically disappeared as serious studies. Spieswere everjrwhere, in government offices, in places of amusement, ineducational institutions. Particularly did this government fear theuniversities, because it feared ideas. Professors and students weresubjected to humiliating regulations. Spies attended lectures. Thegovernment insisted on having a complete list of the books that eachprofessor took out of the university library. Text-books were might not study abroad, nor might they have societies of theirown. Austrians might not travel to foreign countries without the per-mission of the government, which was rarely given. Austria was sealedas nearly hermetically as possible against the liberal thought of stagnation was the price paid. A system like this neededcareful bolstering at every moment and at every point. The best pro-. DISTRIBUTION OF RiCES IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY i;,u/,s>,.Ui/r.^
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