ISBN10: 0465011160, ISBN13: 9780465011162, [publisher: Basic Books] Hardcover In the years leading up to World War I Europe was in the midst of an historic upheval. The excesses of the era, when substances like cocaine and heroin were widely and legally consumed, have given rise to names like 'The Great Binge', but this was a symptom of a much broader condition. Increasingly urban populations, dramatic advances in science and technology, and the rise of politically active labor unions were turning the old order on its head. Historian Philip Blom has brought this tumultuous time into sharp focus, presenting a year-by-year examination of political, economic and cultural realities throughout the continent and the many changes they underwent. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Color/b&w illus. 466p.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2008]