The Europeans : three lives and the making of a cosmopolitan culture / Orlando Figes.
The Europeans : three lives and the making of a cosmopolitan culture / Orlando Figes.
The Europeans : three lives and the making of a cosmopolitan culture / Orlando Figes.
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Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2019.
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G 2020/0472
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 562 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Europe in 1843 -- A Revolution on the Stage -- The Arts in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction -- Europeans on the Move -- Europe at Play -- The Land without Music -- Culture Without Borders -- Death and the Canon.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"The nineteenth century in Europe was the first age of cultural globalization-an epoch when mass communications and high-speed rail travel brought Europe together, overcoming national barriers and creating a truly pan-European canon of artistic, musical, and literary works. By 1900, people across the continent were reading the same books, looking a...
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The Europeans : three lives and the making of a cosmopolitan culture / Orlando Figes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2020/0472
Record Identifier
74VKaZzbR46X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZzbR46X
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ISBN
9781627792141
DDC
940.28
MMS ID
991024290418502626
