DOC Latin American Religions: Histories and Documents in Context by Anna L. Peterson; Manuel A. Vasquez in History

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The Hitler who arrived in Vienna in 1907 was a young aspiring artist; the man who left six years later was a hate-filled dictator in the making; destined to plunge the world into war. Jones' look at Hitler's formative years provides a startling and insightful picture into the future Fuhrer; examining his career as an artist; his acquaintances; and his developing political beliefs. Jones also explores the Vienna of those fragile years before World War I; a home to an amazing array of artists; thinkers; and future leaders; including Sigmund Freud; composer Gustav Mahler; philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein; Communist leader Leon Trotsky; painter Gustav Klimt; composer Arnold Schoenberg; and many others. In this remarkable setting; where the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were running out and suicide became a widespread trend; Jones shows how the tumultuous period left a significant mark on the young Hitler.