TY - BOOK AU - Blom,Philipp TI - The vertigo years: Europe, 1900-1914 SN - 9780465011162 AV - D 424 .B585 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Basic Books KW - Social change KW - Europe KW - History KW - 20th century KW - 1871-1918 KW - Civilization KW - Social conditions KW - sears N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -