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Vienna 1900: Modernity

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To what degree was Vienna in 1900 recognised as the birthplace of modernity, namely Vienna hosted a rich intellectual and artistic life, which accelerated the fall down of the house of Habsburg?

Zhongyao Li
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Almost 100 years ago, Vienna was at the centre of a world on the brink of war. Before the outbreak of the World War I, the cultural explosion was interpreted in all kind so aspects. The notion of “Vienna 1900” has been paid more attention by the academia since Fin-de-siecle Vienna was published by Carl Schorske in 1981.

Katherine Arens and Robin Okey are two of those scholars who are attracted to the beginning of twentieth century, the period of last days of Habsburg Monarchy.
Katherine Arens did her Ph.D at Stanford University in the United States and now is a professor in the University of Texas at Austin. She …show more content…

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