The vertigo years : Europe, 1900-1914 / Philipp Blom.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2008.Description: xi, 466 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780465011162
  • 0465011160
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D 424 .B585 2008
Contents:
1900 : the dynamo and the virgin -- 1901 : the changing of the guard -- 1902 : Oedipus Rex -- 1903 : a strange luminescence -- 1904 : His Majesty and Mister Morel -- 1905 : in all fury -- 1906 : dreadnought and anxiety -- 1907 : dreams and visions -- 1908 : ladies with rocks -- 1909 : the cult of the fast machine -- 1910 : human nature changed -- 1911 : people's palaces -- 1912 : questions of breeding -- 1913 : Wagner's crime -- 1914 : murder most foul.
Summary: Examines how changes from the Industrial Revolution prior to World War I brought about radical transformation in society, changes in education, and massive migration in population that led to one of the bloodiest events in history.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-452) and index.

1900 : the dynamo and the virgin -- 1901 : the changing of the guard -- 1902 : Oedipus Rex -- 1903 : a strange luminescence -- 1904 : His Majesty and Mister Morel -- 1905 : in all fury -- 1906 : dreadnought and anxiety -- 1907 : dreams and visions -- 1908 : ladies with rocks -- 1909 : the cult of the fast machine -- 1910 : human nature changed -- 1911 : people's palaces -- 1912 : questions of breeding -- 1913 : Wagner's crime -- 1914 : murder most foul.

Examines how changes from the Industrial Revolution prior to World War I brought about radical transformation in society, changes in education, and massive migration in population that led to one of the bloodiest events in history.

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