Stranger than we can imagine : an alternative history of the 20th century /

In Stranger Than We Can Imagine, John Higgs argues that before 1900, history seemed to make sense. We can understand innovations like electricity, agriculture and democracy. The twentieth century, in contrast, gave us relativity, cubism, quantum mechanics, the id, existentialism, Stalin, psychedelic...

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Main Author:	Higgs, John
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, California : Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint, [2015]
Subjects:	HISTORY / Social History. Civilization, Modern > 20th century. Twentieth century.