{"product_id":"fin-de-siecle-vienna-politics-and-culture","title":"Fin-De-Siecle Vienna Politics and Culture","description":"\u003c!-- KATE'S TREASURES15 — DAD'S BOOKS FORMAT (Mobile-friendly) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: #1b1b1b;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eFin-De-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eA thoughtful and influential exploration of Vienna’s intellectual, political, and artistic transformation at the end of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eSome items on Kate's Treasures15 are chosen because they are beautiful or useful. Some are here because they meant something to my dad. 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Schorske\u003c\/strong\u003e, this landmark work examines the social and political tensions that influenced Vienna’s artistic and intellectual world during a period of major change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eBlending politics, philosophy, architecture, literature, and psychology, it explores how modernism emerged from a city experiencing deep uncertainty and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eAn absorbing read for anyone interested in European history, intellectual thought, political culture, or the origins of modern ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 4px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 16px 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b3d91, #1e90ff);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e📖 About This Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Language\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Politics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 18px; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carl E. 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