Prague, capital of the twentieth century : a surrealist history / Derek Sayer.

Setting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards, interiors, and arcades of the "city of light," Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris "the capital of the nineteenth century." In this eagerly anticipated sequel to his acclaimed Coasts of Bohemia: A Czech History, Derek Saye...

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Main Author: Sayer, Derek
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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