This is the story of those Central Europeans, many of them Jewish, who escaped the shadow of Nazism, found refuge in Britain and made a lasting mark on the nation's intellectual and cultural life. The book features portraits of some of Britain's most celebrated artists, architects, musicians, choreographers, film makers, historians, philosophers, scientists, writers, broadcasters and publishers, all woven into the wider context of British cultural history from the 1930s to the 21st century.
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This is the story of those Central Europeans, many of them Jewish, who escaped the shadow of Nazism, found refuge in Britain and made a lasting mark on the nation's intellectual and cultural life. The book features portraits of some of Britain's most celebrated artists, architects, musicians, choreographers, film makers, historians, philosophers, scientists, writers, broadcasters and publishers, all woven into the wider context of British cultural history from the 1930s to the 21st century.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Book N.B. Very slight fading to bottom edge of boards. Top edge of D/J a little creased. 466pp.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. First edition, UK hardback, 2002 Chatto & Windus. The book is in fine condition with slight tanning to the page edges, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Illustrated.