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The grand spas of Central Europe : a history of intrigue, politics, art, and healing / / David Clay Large



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Autore: Large David Clay Visualizza persona
Titolo: The grand spas of Central Europe : a history of intrigue, politics, art, and healing / / David Clay Large Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
Disciplina: 613/.122094
Soggetto topico: Health resorts - Europe, Central - History
Soggetto geografico: Europe, Central Social life and customs
Europe, Central Politics and government
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE. Spas and Spa Culture from the Greco-Roman World to the Grand Tour; CHAPTER TWO. Baden-Baden: The "Summer Capital of Europe"; CHAPTER THREE. Muses in the Waters; CHAPTER FOUR. Roulettenburg: Russian Writers at the Grand German Spas; CHAPTER FIVE. Politics on the Promenade; CHAPTER SIX. Modernization and Its Discontents; CHAPTER SEVEN. Trouble in Paradise: Spa-Town Life from World War I to the Triumph of Hitler; CHAPTER EIGHT. Brown Waters Grand Spas under the Third Reich; CHAPTER NINE. A New Beginning; EPILOGUE. The Grand Spas Today; Acknowledgments
Principal Sources and Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex; About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The grand spas of Central Europe  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4422-2237-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822653903321
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