1930: Europe in the Shadow of the Beast - Paperback

by Arthur Haberman (Author)

1930 can be seen as the dawn of a period of darkness, the beginning of what Auden would call "a low, dishonest decade." Europe questioned itself and its viability. Major writers and artists sought to grapple with issues still central to our lives, including mass culture and its dangers and the rise of the politics of irrationality.

Author Biography

Arthur Haberman is University Professor of History and Humanities at York University. He is the author of 1930: Europe in the Shadow of the Beast (WLU Press, 2018) and The Making of the Modern Age, and the co-author of The West and the World: Contacts, Conflicts, Connections.