Fin de Siècle and its Legacy
Contributors: Mikulas Teich (Editor); Roy Porter (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 25, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780521341080
Subjects: European history: from c 1900 -; c 1800 to c 1900; Modern World History (Circa 1450 To Present); History: World; Europe; 19th century; History / Europe / General; History, Modern--19th century; 20th century; History, Modern
First sentence: As the end of the twentieth century is approaching giant companies spreading their business interests all over the world and operating in a global market are a legacy of the growth in the size of enterprises set in motion at the end of the last century and the early years of this one.