@article{449196, recid = {449196}, author = {Barzun, Jacques,}, title = {From dawn to decadence : 500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present /}, publisher = {Perennial,}, address = {New York :}, pages = {xvii, 877 p. ;}, year = {2001}, abstract = {Showcases the triumphs and defeats of five hundred years of Western cultural history, highlighting the contributions of women and arguing that decadance is required in order to spark creativity in the next era.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/449196}, }