Blom, Philipp,  1970- <br/><br/>
The vertigo years :  Europe, 1900-1914 / 
Philipp Blom. 
 - New York :  Basic Books,  2008. 
 - xi, 466 p., [8] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-452) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780465011162 0465011160 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008935053 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social change--History--Europe--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--History--1871-1918.<br/>Europe--Civilization--20th century.<br/>Europe--Social conditions--20th century.<br/>Europe--History--1871-1918.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D 424  / .B585 2008