The vertigo years
Subtitle: Europe, 1900-1914
By: Philipp Blom.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780465011162
Subjects: Europe -- History -- 1871-1918; Europe -- Civilization -- 20th century
Description: The twentieth century was born not in the trenches of the Somme, but rather in the fifteen years preceding World War I. In this short span of time, a new world order was emerging in ultimately tragic contradiction to the old. The major topics of the day: terrorism, globalization, immigration, consumerism, the collapse of moral values, and the rivalry of superpowers. These were the years in which the political and personal repercussions of the Industrial Revolution were felt worldwide: cities grew as never before, as people fled the countryside and their traditional identities; science created new possibilities as well as nightmares; education changed the outlook of millions; mass-produced items transformed daily life; industrial laborers demanded a share of political power; and women sought to change their place in society. Historian Philipp Blom chronicles this extraordinary epoch year by year, bringing the wonders, horrors, and fears of the early twentieth century vividly to life.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-452) and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations
pagenum: viii; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: xi; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: 1900: The Dynamo and the Virgin
pagenum: 5; label: 2
title: 1901: The Changing of the Guard
pagenum: 23; label: 3
title: 1902: Oedipus Rex
pagenum: 44; label: 4
title: 1903: A Strange Luminescence
pagenum: 71; label: 5
title: 1904: His Majesty and Mister Morel
pagenum: 92; label: 6
title: 1905: In All Fury
pagenum: 122; label: 7
title: 1906: Dreadnought and Anxiety
pagenum: 155; label: 8
title: 1907: Dreams and Visions
pagenum: 189; label: 9
title: 1908: Ladies with Rocks
pagenum: 219; label: 10
title: 1909: The Cult of the Fast Machine
pagenum: 249; label: 11
title: 1910: Human Nature Changed
pagenum: 277; label: 12
title: 1911: People's Palaces
pagenum: 308; label: 13
title: 1912: Questions of Breeding
pagenum: 334; label: 14
title: 1913: Wagner's Crime
pagenum: 360; label: 15
title: 1914: Murder Most Foul
pagenum: 388; title: Notes
pagenum: 409; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 426; title: Index
pagenum: 453