The Vertigo Years: Europe, 1900-1914
- ISBN-10
- 0465020291
- ISBN-13
- 9780465020294
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 488
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-11-02
- Publisher
- Basic Books (AZ)
- Author
- Philipp Blom
Description
Examines how changes from the Industrial Revolution prior to World War I brought about radical transformation in society, changes in education, and massive migration in population that led to one of the bloodiest events in history.
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