{"product_id":"1913-in-search-of-the-world-before-the-great-war-paperback","title":"1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Emmerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart, undermining its global pre-eminence. Our perspectives narrowed by hindsight, the world of that year is reduced to its most frivolous features -- last summers in grand aristocratic residences -- or its most destructive ones: the unresolved rivalries of the great European powers, the fear of revolution, violence in the Balkans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this illuminating history, Charles Emmerson liberates the world of 1913 from this prelude to war narrative, and explores it as it was, in all its richness and complexity. Traveling from Europe's capitals, then at the height of their global reach, to the emerging metropolises of Canada and the United States, the imperial cities of Asia and Africa, and the boomtowns of Australia and South America, he provides a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, its future still undecided, its outlook still open. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The world in 1913 was more modern than we remember, more similar to our own times than we expect, more globalized than ever before. The Gold Standard underpinned global flows of goods and money, while mass migration reshaped the world's human geography. Steamships and sub-sea cables encircled the earth, along with new technologies and new ideas. Ford's first assembly line cranked to life in 1913 in Detroit. The Woolworth Building went up in New York. While Mexico was in the midst of bloody revolution, Winnipeg and Buenos Aires boomed. An era of petro-geopolitics opened in Iran. China appeared to be awaking from its imperial slumber. Paris celebrated itself as the city of light -- Berlin as the city of electricity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of fascinating characters, stories, and insights, \u003ci\u003e1913: In Search of the World before the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e brings a lost world vividly back to life, with provocative implications for how we understand our past and how we think about our future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Emmerson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House working on resource security, foreign policy, and global geopolitics. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future History of the Arctic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e. He was formerly a writer for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and continues to publish regularly on international affairs. He lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978527670573,"sku":"9781610393805","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/YjNEaVhkZjNRTEFCSEViVzZqQ3htQT09.webp?v=1775805649","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/1913-in-search-of-the-world-before-the-great-war-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}