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1913 : in search of the world before the Great War / Charles Emmerson. by Emmerson, Charles. PublicAffairs, 2013. Call #: 909.821 E54n Subjects History, Modern -- 20th century.   Nineteen tens. ISBN:  9781610392563 (hc.) Alternate title:  Nineteen-thirteen : in search of the world before the Great War In search of the world before the Great War Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xiv, 526 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-501) and index. Contents:  Introduction -- I Centre of the Universe: London: World City; Paris: The Eternal, the Universal; Berlin: Powerhouse; Rome: The Pope's aeroplane; Vienna: Shadows and Light; St. Petersburg: Eastern Colossus -- II The Old New World: Washington DC: Republic, Nation, Empire; New Work: Metropolis; Detroit: A Model Future; Los Angeles: Boom!; Mexico City: Monroe's Bequest -- III The World Beyond: Winnipeg-Melbourne: Britain Abroad; Buenos Aires: Southern Star; Algiers: The Radiance of the Republic; Bombay-Durban: Tapestry of Empire; Tehran: Under Foreign Eyes; Jerusalem: Zion and its Discontents -- IV Twilight Powers: Constantinople: Tides of History; Peking-Shanghai: Walking Slumber; Tokyo: Rising Sun; London: Beyond the Horizon -- Epilogue: The Afterlife of 1913. Summary:  "Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart, undermining its global pre-eminence. Our perspective narrowed by hindsight, the world of that year is reduced to its most frivolous features... In this illuminating history, Charles Emmerson liberates the world of 1913 from this "prelude to war" narrative, and explores it as it was, in all its richness and complexity. Traveling from Europe's capitals, then at the height of their global reach, to the emerging metropolises of Canada and the United States, the imperial cities of Asia and Africa, and the boomtowns of Australia and South America, he provides a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, its future still undecided, its outlook still open." -- front cover flap. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 909.821 E54n Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 909.821 E54n Adult books Checked out Jun 30, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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