David Clay Large

The Grand Spas of Central Europe

A History of Intrigue, Politics, Art, and Healing

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Produktbeschreibung

In this irresistible tour through the grand spas of Central Europe, noted historian David Clay Large traces their history from classical antiquity to the present. He vividly shows that they were not only centers of healing but hotbeds of artistic creation, nests of social intrigue, and gilded venues for high-level politicking.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 154mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 780g
• ISBN-13: 9781442222366
• ISBN-10: 1442222360
• Artikelnr.: 42233883

Autorenporträt

David Clay Large is a senior fellow at the Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, and professor of history at the Fromm Institute, University of San Francisco. He has also taught at Smith College, Yale University, and Montana State University. Among his many books are Berlin, Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936, and Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games. Large divides his time between San Francisco and Bozeman, Montana.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Spas and Spa Culture from the Greco-Roman World to
the Grand Tour The Ancient West Decline and Resurrection The Grand Tour
Chapter 2: Baden-Baden: The "Summer Capital of Europe" Becoming Baden-Baden
Faites Votre Jeu: The Age of Bénazet August Granville's Baden-Baden The
"Jewish Question" Getting There The Revolutions of 1848-1849 Chapter 3:
Muses in the Water Two Titans at the Fountains: Goethe and Beethoven
Scribble, Squander, Soak: Romantic-Era Writers in Baden-Baden The Sound of
Music Chapter 4: Roulettenburg: Russian Writers at the Grand German Spas
Troubled in Soul (and Bowels): Nikolai Gogol in Baden-Baden Ivan Turgenev's
Path to the West Turgenev versus Tolstoy Ménage à Trois on the Oos Fedor
Dostoevsky in German Spa Land Showdown in Baden-Baden Do Svidaniya to
Deutschland Chapter 5: Politics on the Promenade A Line in the Water The
German Question(s) Five Balls over the Waters: Bismarck's Alliance System
Vicky, Willy, Nicky, Bertie, and Franz Josef Chapter 6: Modernization and
Its Discontents Innovations Medicalization: "It's Not Just about the Waters
Anymore!" A Jewish Space Taking the Waters with Marx/Twain Chapter 7:
Trouble in Paradise: Spa-Town Life from World War I to the Triumph of
Hitler The Grand Spas at War German Spa Towns and the Weimar Republic Rump
Austria Slouching toward Berlin: Karlsbad and Marienbad in the Twenties and
Thirties Chapter 8: Brown Waters: Grand Spas under the Third Reich Nazis
and Spas "Germany's Visiting Card" "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer" A
Coda: Badenheim 1939 Wartime Chapter 9: A New Beginning Postwar Recovery
Epilogue: The Grand Spas Today Acknowledgments Principal Sources and
Suggestions for Further Reading Index About the Author