The Vertigo Years Europe, 1900-1914
by Blom, PhilippFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-11-02
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary
From 1900 to 1914, Europe was a world adrift. In this short span of time--between the death of Queen Victoria and the outbreak of World War I--a new world order was emerging. InThe Vertigo Years, historian Philipp Blom chronicles this conflicted epoch year by year, creating a unique anatomy of a pivotal era.From the advent of fascism to cubist painting, from the theory of relativity to consumer culture, Blom shows how the years between 1900 and 1914 molded the entire twentieth century. With deftly-told anecdotes and a novelist's sensitivity for poignancy, Blom's work brings the wonders, horrors, and fears of the early twentieth century vividly to life.
Author Biography
Philipp Blom was born in Hamburg and trained as a historian in Vienna and Oxford. He is the author of To Have and To Hold, Enlightening the World, and most recently The Wicked Company. He lives in Vienna.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. viii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| 1900: The Dynamo and the Virgin | p. 5 |
| 1901: The Changing of the Guard | p. 23 |
| 1902: Oedipus Rex | p. 44 |
| 1903: A Strange Luminescence | p. 71 |
| 1904: His Majesty and Mister Morel | p. 92 |
| 1905: In All Fury | p. 122 |
| 1906: Dreadnought and Anxiety | p. 155 |
| 1907: Dreams and Visions | p. 189 |
| 1908: Ladies with Rocks | p. 219 |
| 1909: The Cult of the Fast Machine | p. 249 |
| 1910: Human Nature Changed | p. 277 |
| 1911: People's Palaces | p. 308 |
| 1912: Questions of Breeding | p. 334 |
| 1913: Wagner's Crime | p. 360 |
| 1914: Murder Most Foul | p. 388 |
| Notes | p. 409 |
| Bibliography | p. 426 |
| Index | p. 453 |
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