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Modernism The Lure of Heresy The Lure of Heresy

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 16/09/2010
      ISBN13: 9780393333961, 978-0393333961
      ISBN10: 0393333965

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “Rich, learned, briskly written, maddening yet necessary study.”—Lee Siegel, New York Times Book Review

      Trade Review
      "It’s done so gracefully, and engagingly, that even as I raced to finish before our interview, I couldn’t make myself skim." -- Katie Bolick - Boston Globe
      "A masterful work of cultural history . . . and it’s truly a pleasure to read." -- Mia Fineman - Slate
      "A sweeping survey . . . offering shrewd analyses." -- William Grimes - The New York Times
      "Peter Gay is perhaps our leading historian of culture and ideas." -- Tim Rutten - Los Angeles Times
      "An ambitious survey . . . [by] a superior popularizer." -- Michael Dirda - Washington Post

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