Introduction; CHAPTER ONE. Spas and Spa Culture from the Greco-Roman World to the Grand Tour; CHAPTER TWO. Baden-Baden: The "Summer Capital of Europe"; CHAPTER THREE. Muses in the Waters; CHAPTER FOUR. Roulettenburg: Russian Writers at the Grand German Spas; CHAPTER FIVE. Politics on the Promenade; CHAPTER SIX. Modernization and Its Discontents; CHAPTER SEVEN. Trouble in Paradise: Spa-Town Life from World War I to the Triumph of Hitler; CHAPTER EIGHT. Brown Waters Grand Spas under the Third Reich; CHAPTER NINE. A New Beginning; EPILOGUE. The Grand Spas Today; Acknowledgments
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Summary
In this irresistible tour through the grand spas of Central Europe, noted historian David Clay Large traces their history from classical antiquity to the present. He vividly shows that they were not only centers of healing but hotbeds of artistic creation, nests of social intrigue, and gilded venues for high-level politicking
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