"During the fateful quarter century leading up to World War I--the climax of a century of rapid unprecedented change--a privileged few enjoyed Olympian luxury as the underclass was 'heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate.' In [this book], Barbara W. Tuchman brings the era to vivid life: the decline of the Edwardian aristocracy; the anarchists of Europe and America; Germany and its self-depicted hero, Richard Strauss; Diaghilev's Russian ballet and Stravinsky's music; the Dreyfus Affair; the Peace Conferences in The ...
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"During the fateful quarter century leading up to World War I--the climax of a century of rapid unprecedented change--a privileged few enjoyed Olympian luxury as the underclass was 'heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate.' In [this book], Barbara W. Tuchman brings the era to vivid life: the decline of the Edwardian aristocracy; the anarchists of Europe and America; Germany and its self-depicted hero, Richard Strauss; Diaghilev's Russian ballet and Stravinsky's music; the Dreyfus Affair; the Peace Conferences in The Hague; and the enthusiasm and tragedy of socialism, epitomized by the assassination of Jean Jaur�es on the night the Great War began and an epoch came to a close"--
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Paperback in very good condition. Underlining on a few inside pages. Other than that, all inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the cover.
