TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - From dawn to decadence :500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present / DA - 2001. CY - New York : AU - Barzun, Jacques, ET - 1st Perennial ed. CN - CB245 CN - CB245 PB - Perennial, PP - New York : PY - 2001. ID - 449196 KW - Civilization, Western. KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Culture SN - 0060928832 (pbk.) SN - 9780060928834 (pbk.) TI - From dawn to decadence :500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present / ER -