Vienna Dream & Reality

Vienna Dream & Reality

Catherine Cooke • Architectural Design

ISBN-10: 0312845766 · ISBN-13: 978‑0312845766 · 1987 · First Edition

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Vienna: Dream and Reality examines the city during a period of profound cultural, intellectual, and social transformation, revealing the contrast between its glittering public image and the complex realities beneath it. The book explores how Vienna became a center of modern thinking—home to groundbreaking developments in art, music, psychology, architecture, and politics—while also grappling with social tensions, shifting identities, and the decline of the Habsburg Empire. Interweaving cultural achievements with the city’s struggles, it portrays Vienna as a place where innovation and anxiety coexisted, shaping much of what we now recognize as modern culture.

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