A fascinating study of European refugees to Britain in the 1930s. This lively book presents an array of colourful portraits of the refugees who escaped Nazism and made a lasting mark on the intellectual and cultural life of Britain. These "Hitler emigres" helped create the Glyndebourne and Edinburgh festivals, the film "The Red Shoes," the magazine "Picture Post," the art publishers Phaidon and Thames & Hudson, the Amadeus Quartet, and the architecture of the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. They included artists, architects, ...
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A fascinating study of European refugees to Britain in the 1930s. This lively book presents an array of colourful portraits of the refugees who escaped Nazism and made a lasting mark on the intellectual and cultural life of Britain. These "Hitler emigres" helped create the Glyndebourne and Edinburgh festivals, the film "The Red Shoes," the magazine "Picture Post," the art publishers Phaidon and Thames & Hudson, the Amadeus Quartet, and the architecture of the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. They included artists, architects, musicians, film-makers, historians, philosophers, psychologists, scientists, and broadcasters. Far from eliminating the cosmopolitan culture he abhorred, Hitler was instrumental in spreading it throughout the world.
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Good. 1st printing. Good condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Book N.B. Very slight fading to bottom edge of boards. Top edge of D/J a little creased. 466pp.
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Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. Ships within 24 hours from US or UK warehouse but NO EXPEDITED ORDERS. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
