Fins de Siecle: How Centuries End, 1400-2000

One is treated to a multidimensional, interdisciplinary expedition through British history that spans splendid Diamond Jubilee coronations and wrenching revolts, trade and exploration, pervasive hunger and far-flung empire, inventions and architecture. Within an English perspective, this book provides robust context for understanding the watershed events and significant social dynamics during the past 600 years. Superbly illustrated with engravings, paintings, and photographs, Fins de Siècle: How Centuries End, 1400-2000 begins at the end of the fourteenth century "when there were already signs of what has been called a `new time consciousness'." Highly recommended for graduate-level sociology, British history, Western Civilization, comparative cultures, and philosophy of history courses. An excellent and timely addition to graduate school libraries and major public libraries. Robert S. Frey, M.A.; Editor, BRIDGES: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theology, Philosophy, History, and Science