by Philipp Blom
Philipp Blom's central thesis is that the years 1900-1914 tend to be overlooked by historians analysing twentieth century history due to the dramatic events that followed, however he asserts that everything that followed has it genesis in these years. He makes a good argument too. Like our own era, ...
The Vertigo Years is a thematic exploration of the world before the Great War. The events of each year of the period inspires the contemplation of a different theme. 1900: France 1901: Europe's aristocrats in their twilight of greatness 1902: Austria-Hungary and Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis 190...