ISBN: 25c8597360a014351652ace1e0288ec4

When the Great War ended in 1918, the West was broken. Religious faith, patriotism and the belief in human progress had all been called into question by the mass carnage experienced by bo… Altro …

When the Great War ended in 1918, the West was broken. Religious faith, patriotism and the belief in human progress had all been called into question by the mass carnage experienced by both sides. Shell shocked and traumatized, the West faced a world it no longer recognized: the old order had collapsed, replaced by an age of machines. The world hurtled forward on gears and crankshafts, and terrifying new ideologies arose from the wreckage of past belief. In Fracture, critically acclaimed historian Philipp Blom argues that in the aftermath of the First World War, citizens of the West directed their energies inwards, launching into hedonistic, aesthetic and intellectual adventures of self-discovery. It was a period of both bitter disillusionment and visionary progress. From Surrealism to Oswald Spengler's The Decline of the West; from Fritz Lang's Metropolis to theoretical physics, and from Art Deco to Jazz and the Charleston dance, artists, scientists and philosophers grappled with the question of how to live and what to believe in a broken age. Morbid symptoms emerged simultaneously from the decay of the First World War: progress and innovation were everywhere met with increasing racism and xenophobia. America closed its borders to European refugees and turned away from the desperate poverty caused by the Great Depression. On both sides of the Atlantic, disenchanted voters flocked to Communism and fascism, forming political parties based on violence and revenge that presaged the horror of a new World War. Vividly recreating this era of unparalleled ambition, artistry and innovation, Blom captures the seismic shifts that defined the interwar period and continue to shape our world today. World History AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US, English History, Atlantic Books<

ISBN: 25c8597360a014351652ace1e0288ec4

Author: Philipp Blom. Philipp Blom was born in Hamburg in 1970. He lives in Vienna with his wife Veronica Buckley. Read Sample Cover Format: 198x129x36 mm. On both sides of the Atlantic, … Altro …

Author: Philipp Blom. Philipp Blom was born in Hamburg in 1970. He lives in Vienna with his wife Veronica Buckley. Read Sample Cover Format: 198x129x36 mm. On both sides of the Atlantic, disenchanted voters flocked to Communism and fascism, forming political parties based on violence and revenge that presaged the horror of a new World War. Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice]<

ISBN: 25c8597360a014351652ace1e0288ec4

Fracture ab 13.49 € als epub eBook: Life and Culture in the West 1918-1938. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus, Medien > Bücher, Fracture - eBook als epub von Philipp Blom - Prin… Altro …

Fracture ab 13.49 € als epub eBook: Life and Culture in the West 1918-1938. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus, Medien > Bücher, Fracture - eBook als epub von Philipp Blom - Princeton University Press - 9780857892782<

ISBN: 25c8597360a014351652ace1e0288ec4

Fracture ab 14.99 € als epub eBook: Life and Culture in the West 1918-1938. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus, Medien > Bücher, Fracture - eBook als epub von Philipp Blom - Fabe… Altro …

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ISBN: 25c8597360a014351652ace1e0288ec4

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