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The proud tower : a portrait of the world before the war, 1890-1914 /

Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim.

The proud tower : a portrait of the world before the war, 1890-1914 / - New York : Macmillan, c1966. - xv, 528 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Donated by Marvin Lebman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Patricians. England: 1895-1902 -- The idea and the deed. The anarchists: 1890-1914 -- The end of a dream. The United States: 1890-1902 -- "Give me combat!" France: 1894-99 -- The steady drummer. The Hague: 1899 and 1907 -- "Neroism is in the air". Germany: 1890-1914 -- Transfer of power. England: 1902-11 -- The death of Jaur�es. The socialists: 1890-1914.

The author presents the fateful quarter-century leading up to the War, concentrating on the social aspects, not the state aspects, of history.

0345405013 9780345405012

65023074


1900-1999


History, Modern--20th century.
Histoire--20e si�ecle.
History, Modern.


Europe--Histoire--1871-1918.
United States--Social conditions.

History, Modern 20th century

D398 / .T8

901.941