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The Viennese Café and Fin-de-Siècle Culture

Author : Charlotte Ashby
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857457659
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book The Viennese Café and Fin-de-Siècle Culture written by Charlotte Ashby and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Viennese café was a key site of urban modernity around 1900. In the rapidly growing city it functioned simultaneously as home and workplace, affording opportunities for both leisure and intellectual exchange. This volume explores the nature and function of the coffeehouse in the social, cultural, and political world of fin-de-siècle Vienna. Just as the café served as a creative meeting place within the city, so this volume initiates conversations between different disciplines focusing on Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century. Contributions are drawn from the fields of social and cultural history, literary studies, Jewish studies and art, and architectural and design history. A fresh perspective is also provided by a selection of comparative articles exploring coffeehouse culture elsewhere in Eastern Europe.

The Fin-de-Siècle World

Author : Michael Saler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317604806
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Fin-de-Siècle World written by Michael Saler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated collection of essays conveys a vivid picture of a fascinating and hugely significant period in history, the Fin de Siècle. Featuring contributions from over forty international scholars, this book takes a thematic approach to a period of huge upheaval across all walks of life, and is truly innovative in examining the Fin de Siècle from a global perspective. The volume includes pathbreaking essays on how the period was experienced not only in Europe and North America, but also in China, Japan, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, India, and elsewhere across the globe. Thematic topics covered include new concepts of time and space, globalization, the city, and new political movements including nationalism, the "New Liberalism", and socialism and communism. The volume also looks at the development of mass media over this period and emerging trends in culture, such as advertising and consumption, film and publishing, as well as the technological and scientific changes that shaped the world at the turn of the nineteenth century, such as the invention of the telephone, new transport systems, eugenics and physics. The Fin-de-Siècle World also considers issues such as selfhood through chapters looking at gender, sexuality, adolescence, race and class, and considers the importance of different religions, both old and new, at the turn of the century. Finally the volume examines significant and emerging trends in art, music and literature alongside movements such as realism and aestheticism. This volume conveys a vivid picture of how politics, religion, popular and artistic culture, social practices and scientific endeavours fitted together in an exciting world of change. It will be invaluable reading for all students and scholars of the Fin-de-Siècle period.

Fin de siècle in Cracow

Author : Magdalena Czubińska
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fin de siècle in Cracow written by Magdalena Czubińska and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transcending the Absurd

Author : Halina Stephan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004647945
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Transcending the Absurd written by Halina Stephan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-04-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first monographic study devoted to S l awomir Mro z ek, the most prominent contemporary Polish dramatist. It centers on Mrozek's development as a playwright, shown through the analysis of his complete dramas. Also discussed is Mro z ek's experience as a journalist and theatre critic, satirist and short story writer, author of cartoons and movie scenarios. The monograph spans Mrozek's beginnings as the Eastern European representative of the Theatre of the Absurd and his expatriate existence during which he transcends the absurdist model. Mrozek's return to Poland in 1996 reestablishes him as a major literary figures on the contemporary Polish scene. His continuous presence in Western and Eastern European theatres testifies to the broad appeal of his plays. The presentation of Mrozek's entire artistic profile is supplemented by information on the reception of his writings in Poland and abroad, including the most important performances of his plays. The volume also provides a chronology of Mrozek's life and works, a complete listing of primary texts in Polish, English and German, a list of theatrical premieres, and a bibliography of secondary sources.

Theoretical Physics Fin de Siècle

Author : Andrzej Borowiec
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540467009
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Physics Fin de Siècle written by Andrzej Borowiec and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The XII Max Born Symposium has a special character. It was held in honour th of Jan Lopusza nski on the occasion of his 75 birthday. As a rule the Max Born Symposia organized by the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Wroc law were devoted to well-de ned subjects of contemporary interest. This time, however, the organizers decided to make an exception. Lopusza nski’s in?uence on and contribution to the development of th- retical physics at Wrocla w University is highly appreciable. His personality and scienti c achievements gave him authority which he used to the best - vantage of the Institute. In fact we still pro t from his knowledge, experience and judgment. Lopusza nski’s scienti c activity extended over about half a century. He successfully participated in research on the most important and fascinating issues of theoretical physics. During his scienti c career he met and made friends with many outstanding physicists who shaped theoretical physics to the present form. For this reason, as well as the coincidence of the approaching end of the century, we thought that it would be interesting and instructive to give the symposium a retrospective character. We decided to trust the speakers’ judgment and intuition for the choice of subjects for their talks. We just asked them to give the audience the important message based on their knowledge and experience.

Petersburg Fin de Siècle

Author : Mark D. Steinberg
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300165706
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Petersburg Fin de Siècle written by Mark D. Steinberg and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final decade of the old order in imperial Russia was a time of both crisis and possibility, an uncertain time that inspired an often desperate search for meaning. This book explores how journalists and other writers in St. Petersburg described and interpreted the troubled years between the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917.Mark Steinberg, distinguished historian of Russia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, examines the work of writers of all kinds, from anonymous journalists to well-known public intellectuals, from secular liberals to religious conservatives. Though diverse in their perspectives, these urban writers were remarkably consistent in the worries they expressed. They grappled with the impact of technological and material progress on the one hand, and with an ever-deepening anxiety and pessimism on the other. Steinberg reveals a new, darker perspective on the history of St. Petersburg on the eve of revolution and presents a fresh view of Russia's experience of modernity.

The Idea of Galicia

Author : Larry Wolff
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804774293
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Idea of Galicia written by Larry Wolff and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galicia was created at the first partition of Poland in 1772 and disappeared in 1918. Yet, in slightly over a century, the idea of Galicia came to have meaning for both the peoples who lived there and the Habsburg government that ruled it. Indeed, its memory continues to exercise a powerful fascination for those who live in its former territories and for the descendants of those who emigrated out of Galicia. The idea of Galicia was largely produced by the cultures of two cities, Lviv and Cracow. Making use of travelers' accounts, newspaper reports, and literary works, Wolff engages such figures as Emperor Joseph II, Metternich, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Ivan Franko, Stanisław Wyspiański, Tadeusz "Boy" Żeleński, Isaac Babel, Martin Buber, and Bruno Schulz. He shows the exceptional importance of provincial space as a site for the evolution of cultural meanings and identities, and analyzes the province as the framework for non-national and multi-national understandings of empire in European history.

New Approaches to Governance and Rule in Urban Europe Since 1500

Author : Simon Gunn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000062775
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Approaches to Governance and Rule in Urban Europe Since 1500 written by Simon Gunn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban power and politics are topics of abiding interest for students of the city. This exciting collection of essays explores how Europe’s cities have been governed across the last 500 years. Taken as a whole, it provides a unique historical overview of urban politics in early modern and modern Europe. At the same time, it guides the reader through the variety of ways in which power and governance are currently understood by historians and new directions in the subject. The essays are wide-ranging, covering Europe from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, Russia to Ireland, between 1500 and the twentieth century. Each chapter employs a specific case-study to illuminate a way of examining how power worked in regard to topics such as women, popular culture or urban elites. A variety of approaches are deployed, including the study of ritual and performance, morality and conduct, governmentality and the state, infrastructure and the individual. Reflecting the state of the art in European urban history, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in the study of urban politics and government. It represents a fresh take on a rich subject and will stimulate a new generation of historical studies of power and the city.

The Light of Learning

Author : Glenn Dynner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197670636
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book The Light of Learning written by Glenn Dynner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The available sources on Hasidic society at the turn of the twentieth century create an impression of discontented Jewish youth and panicked parents, but not inexorable crisis and decline. Though the First World War and post-war pogroms further destabilized Hasidic society, they inadvertently created opportunities for the reinvention and revitalization of traditionalist education. The challenges of the early twentieth century would prove more galvanizing than demoralizing for certain visionary, reform-minded Hasidic leaders"--

Antisemitism and Its Opponents in Modern Poland

Author : Robert Blobaum
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801489693
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Antisemitism and Its Opponents in Modern Poland written by Robert Blobaum and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antisemitism and Its Opponents in Modern Poland serves as an effective guide to some of the most complex and controversial issues of Poland's troubled past. Fourteen original essays by a team of distinguished Polish and American scholars explore the different meanings, forms of expression, content, and social range of antisemitism in modern Poland from the late nineteenth century to the present. The contributors focus on both the variations in antisemitic sentiment and those Poles who opposed such prejudices. Central themes of this significant, balanced, and timely contribution to a contentious and often emotional debate include the deterioration of Polish-Jewish relations in the era of national awakening for both the Poles and the Jews, the meaning of the various forms of violence against the Jews, intellectual movements in opposition to antisemitism, the role of the Catholic Church in promoting antisemitism, and the prospects for the Church to atone for this shameful chapter in its recent history.

The Vertigo Years

Author : Philipp Blom
Publisher : Emblem Editions
ISBN 13 : 155199304X
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book The Vertigo Years written by Philipp Blom and published by Emblem Editions. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most breathtaking work of history since Paris 1919. Europe, early in the 20th century: a world adrift, a pulsating era of creativity and contradictions. The hot topics of the day — terrorism and globalization, immigration, consumerism, the lack of moral values, and rivaling superpowers — could make one forget that it is a century ago that this era vanished into the trenches of the Somme and Vimy Ridge. Or did it? The closer one looks, the more this world seems like ours, the more one sees that the questions and realities shaping our lives and thoughts were formulated and laid down at the beginning of the 20th century: feminism, democratization, mass communication, commercial branding, consumerism, state-sponsored genocide, and psychoanalysis were all concepts birthed in this period. This was a time radically unlike the Victorian era that preceded it, a time in which all the old certainties broke down. Philipp Blom succeeds in bringing to life the immediacy of the lives and issues of this fascinating, flawed pre-war period. Through a series of historical vignettes, each chapter focusing on one particularly telling event for every year from 1900 to 1914, The Vertigo Years discovers the great people, powers, and ideas of Europe after 1900. The approach is eclectic, brilliantly combining the novelist’s eye with the craft of the historian. It opens up this era in all its contradictions and similarities to our own.

Sissi’s World

Author : Maura E. Hametz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501313460
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Sissi’s World written by Maura E. Hametz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sissi's World offers a transdisciplinary approach to the study of the Habsburg Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It investigates the myths, legends, and representations across literature, art, film, and other media of one of the most popular, revered, and misunderstood female figures in European cultural history. Sissi's World explores the cultural foundations for the endurance of the Sissi legends and the continuing fascination with the beautiful empress: a Bavarian duchess born in 1837, the longest-serving Austrian empress, and the queen of Hungary who died in 1898 at the hands of a crazed anarchist. Despite the continuing fascination with “the beloved Sissi," the Habsburg empress, her impact, and legacy have received scant attention from scholars. This collection will go beyond the popular biographical accounts, recountings of her mythic beauty, and scattered studies of her well-known eccentricities to offer transdisciplinary cultural perspectives across art, film, fashion, history, literature, and media.

Insight Guides Explore Krakow (Travel Guide eBook)

Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 1789193303
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Insight Guides Explore Krakow (Travel Guide eBook) written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Experience the best of Krakow with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like St Mary's Basilica, to discovering hidden gems, including Podgorze, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, and enhance your exploration of these fascinating islands. · Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion for your trip to Krakow · Enjoy 16 irresistible Best Routes to travel, from the main Market Square to the Wieliczka Salt Mine · Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainment options · Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while the large pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area · Discover your destination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems · Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant and nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films · Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market · Inspirational colour photography throughout About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Zionism and the Fin de Siecle

Author : Michael Stanislawski
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520935756
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Zionism and the Fin de Siecle written by Michael Stanislawski and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Stanislawski's provocative study of Max Nordau, Ephraim Moses Lilien, and Vladimir Jabotinsky reconceives the intersection of the European fin de siècle and early Zionism. Stanislawski takes up the tantalizing question of why Zionism, at a particular stage in its development, became so attractive to certain cosmopolitan intellectuals and artists. With the help of hundreds of previously unavailable documents, published and unpublished, he reconstructs the ideological journeys of writer and critic Nordau, artist Lilien, and political icon Jabotinsky. He argues against the common conception of Nordau and Jabotinsky as nineteenth-century liberals, insisting that they must be understood against the backdrop of Social Darwinism in the West and the Positivism of Russian radicalism in the fin de siècle, as well as Symbolism, Decadence, and Art Nouveau. When these men turned to Zionism, Stanislawski says, far from abandoning their aesthetic and intellectual preconceptions, they molded Zionism according to their fin de siècle cosmopolitanism. Showing how cosmopolitanism turned to nationalism in the lives and work of these crucial early Zionists, this story is a fascinating chapter in European and Russian, as well as Jewish, cultural and political history.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Krakow

Author : DK Travel
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465475893
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Krakow written by DK Travel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wondering what to do in Krakow? Visit Wawel Hill, home to the royal castle and stunning Gothic cathedral; explore Jewish history in Kazimierz and Podgórze, the inspiration for much of Spielberg's Schindler's List; or tuck into a plate heaped with pierogi in one of the city's milk bars. Beyond the city, venture into the intriguing underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mines, or spend the day in quiet contemplation at the emotive Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. Whatever you do, the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Krakow helps you to uncover the incredible history and exciting cultural life of this captivating city. Packed with fantastic photographs, illustrations, and maps, plus detailed descriptions and useful advice, this unbeatable guide is the perfect travel companion. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Krakow truly shows you this city as no one else can.

DK Eyewitness Krakow

Author : DK Eyewitness
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465496661
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Krakow written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wondering what to do in Krakow? Visit Wawel Hill, home to the royal castle and stunning Gothic cathedral; explore Jewish history in Kazimierz and Podgórze, the inspiration for much of Spielberg's Schindler's List; or tuck into a plate heaped with pierogi in one of the city's milk bars. Beyond the city, venture into the intriguing underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mines, or spend the day in quiet contemplation at the emotive Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. Whatever you do, the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Krakow helps you to uncover the incredible history and exciting cultural life of this captivating city. Packed with fantastic photographs, illustrations, and maps, plus detailed descriptions and useful advice, this unbeatable guide is the perfect travel companion. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Krakow truly shows you this city as no one else can.

Fodor's Krakow 25 Best

Author : Fodor's Travel Guides
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1101879440
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Fodor's Krakow 25 Best written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY GUIDES. Top lodging and dining picks for every budget Sights including Wawel Castle and Cathedral, St. Mary's Church, and the historic Jewish quarter of Kazimierz Museums: old-master paintings, modern art, Krakow history, Polish ethnography Music in opulent venues, mellow cafes, and hip cellar bars, from classical to klezmer to contemporary Traditional sausage and dumplings, hearty meat dishes, delicious cakes, great vodka Shopping for amber, wooden carvings, jewelry, glassware, and leather goods Day trips to Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka salt mines"