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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.82
EAN: 9780395937587
ISBN: 0395937582
Label: Mariner Books
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: September 14, 2000
Publisher: Mariner Books
Sales Rank: 17403
Studio: Mariner Books
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Dazzling in its originality, witty and perceptive in unearthing patterns of behavior that history has erased, RITES OF SPRING probes the origins, the impact, and the aftermath of World War I -- from the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring in 1913 to the death of Hitler in 1945. "The Great War," as Modris Eksteins writes, "was the psychological turning point . . . for modernism as a whole. The urge to create and the urge to destroy had changed places." In this "bold and fertile book" (Atlantic Monthly), Eksteins goes on to chart the seismic shifts in human consciousness brought about by this great cataclysm through the lives and words of ordinary people, works of literature, and such events as Lindbergh's transatlantic flight and the publication of the first modern bestseller, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. RITES OF SPRING is a remarkable and rare work, a cultural history that redefines the way we look at our past and toward our future.
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This interesting book is an effort to meld cultural/intellectual history with a broad interpretation of European history in the early 20th century. Eksteins begins with the outbreak of WWI, the experience of the war, selected features of the interwar period, and concludes with a discussion of the Nazis. Eksteins follows a number of other scholars, for example, Carl Schorske and Fritz Stern, in examining the flight from rationality seen in the pre-WWI period and its consequences. Eksteins' exemplary ... Read More
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Rites of Spring is an unparalleled work of cultural and historical synthesis, and easily the most interesting cultural history of 20th Century Europe available.
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I read excerpts of this in university, and then purchased the book as it was so compelling. I have never read anything that comes close to really giving one a true account of the soldier's experience in the First World War. The descriptions are poetic and profound, and the book puts it together in a manner that conveys the nuances of the war in ways no film or interview can - not any that I've ever seen anyway. There are still passages that stick in my head (years later) because they are so vivid and ... Read More
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This book totally changed the way I thought about early 20th Century history. Eksteins is not only ingenious in thought, but also in the way he arranges the story. This books is deserving of all the accolades it has recieved.
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Professor Ecksteins' book is, on one level, a history that places the Great War in the context of the popular cultural zeitgeist that produced it. While other books have analyzed the outbreak of the war from the perspective of politicians and diplomats, Ecksteins portrays it as a popular cultural upheaval. In this way, this book distinguishes itself from other histories of the period.
On a deeper level, however, the book is a meditative essay on the problem of modernity. In a brief but elegant ... Read More
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