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In his discussion of the kinds of feelings evoked by the horrific conduct of trench warfare, the widespread psychic depression following the Armistice and his insights into the aftermath of the war, Eksteins brings a broad range of disciplines to bear on an understanding of the modern age.
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"A bold and unforgetable journey into the heart of our Daemonic century." - Alfred Kazin
"A Fertile Book." -- Paul Fussell
"A bold and unforgetable journey into the heart of our Daemonic century." - Alfred Kazin
"A Fertile Book." -- Paul Fussell
"A bold and unforgetable journey into the heart of our Daemonic century." - Alfred Kazin
"A Fertile Book." -- Paul Fussell
"A bold and unforgetable journey into the heart of our Daemonic century." - Alfred Kazin
"A Fertile Book." -- Paul Fussell
"A bold and unforgetable journey into the heart of our Daemonic century." - Alfred Kazin
About the Author
Modris Ekstein is a professor of history at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus.
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