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Religious faith, patriotism, and the belief in human progress had all been called into question by the mass carnage experienced by both sides your web browser is not enabled for javascript. Fracture life and culture in the west, 19181938 1st. In fracture, critically acclaimed historian philipp blom argues that in the aftermath of world war i, citizens of the west directed their energies inwards, launching into hedonistic, aesthetic, and intellectual adventures of selfdiscovery. In fracture, critically acclaimed historian philipp blom argues that in the aftermath of the. Shell shocked and traumatized, the west faced a world it no longer recognized. Religious faith, patriotism and the belief in human progress had all been called into question by the mass carnage experienced by both sides. Life and culture in the west, 1918 1938 is far broader in scope than the german politicalsocial situation. Fracture by philipp blom read by ralph lister audiobook. Philipp blom when the great war ended in 1918, the west was broken. Religious faith, patriotism, and the belief in human progress had all been called into question by the mass carnage experienced by both sides.

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Fracture life and culture in the west, 19181938 1st edition. Bloms book about life in europe and america between the wars should be required reading for every student in both parts of the world. Apr 14, 2015 when the great war ended in 1918, the west was broken. Building upon ideas first presented in the vertigo years, blom contends that the first world war, along with mechanized modernity, defined this period sending it. Life and culture in the west, 19181938 philipp blom.