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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blom, Philipp, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--History--20th century.

Europe.

Europe--History--1871-1918.

Europe--Civilization--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The old order gives way to the new in a vast panoramic history of Europe on the brink of the Great War.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 1900: The Dynamo and the Virgin; 2 1901: The Changing of the Guard; 3 1902: Oedipus Rex; 4 1903: A Strange Luminescence; 5 1904: His Majesty and Mister Morel; 6 1905: In All Fury; 7 1906: Dreadnought and Anxiety; 8 1907: Dreams and Visions; 9 1908: Ladies with Rocks; 10 1909: The Cult of the Fast Machine; 11 1910: Human Nature Changed; 12 1911: People's Palaces; 13 1912: Questions of Breeding; 14 1913: Wagner's Crime; 15 1914: Murder Most Foul; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-452) and index.

ISBN:

0-7867-2670-9

OCLC:

646780499