From dawn to decadence : 500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present / Jacques Barzun.
2001
CB245 .B365 2001 (Mapit)
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Title
From dawn to decadence : 500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present / Jacques Barzun.
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Edition
1st Perennial ed.
ISBN
0060928832 (pbk.)
9780060928834 (pbk.)
9780060928834 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Perennial, 2001.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 877 p. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
CB245 .B365 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification
940./2 Bar
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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