Table OF Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology OF Max Nordau's Life -- Nordau, Nationalism AND Literature -- Nordau's Precursors -- Soap Bubbles -- Memories OF Hungary -- Liminal States AND Illiberal States -- The Malady OF THE Century -- A Question OF Honor -- Other Mixed Marriages -- The Ethics AND Aesthetics OF Home AND Exile -- The Significance OF Nordau's Literary Works -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.