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The end of the European era, 1890 to the present.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Felix, 1905-1991.
- Series:
- Norton history of modern Europe
- Norton history of modern Europe.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World politics--20th century.
- World politics.
- Europe--Politics and government--20th century.
- Europe.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 426 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Norton, [1970]
- Summary:
- A colorful history of purposeful plummeting, from our ancestors in the trees to bungee-jumping. Soden shows how the act of taking a fall has evolved from a symbol of wickedness in the ancient imagination to the inspiration behind much of today's recreation.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 418-426.
- ISBN:
- 0393054136
- OCLC:
- 92130
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