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Rites of Spring

The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age

Rites of Spring( )
Author: Eksteins, Modris
ISBN:978-0-395-93758-7
Publication Date:Sep 2000
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Mariner Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

Dazzling in its originality, witty and perceptive in unearthing patterns of behavior that history has erased, RITES OF SPRING probes the origins, the impact, and the aftermath of World War I -- from the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring in 1913 to the death of Hitler in 1945. "The Great War," as Modris Eksteins writes, "was the psychological turning point . . . for modernism as a whole. The urge to create and the urge to destroy had changed places." In this "bold...
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Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War I
History / Civilization
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.25 x 1.09 Inches
Book Weight:0.845 Pounds
Author Biography
Eksteins, Modris (Author)
Modris Eksteins was born in Latvia in 1943 & is currently a professor of history at the University of Toronto at Scarborough.

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