Screen LibraryBerlin in the twentieth century：a cultural topography
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 322 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521895729 0521895723 |
| Index Number: | I561 |
| CLC: | I561.065 |
| Call Number: | I561.065/W371 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-314) and index. Prologue: Berlin is worth a journey -- Introduction: capital of the twentieth century -- Berlin chronicle: thresholds and boundaries -- Berlin ensemble: inhabitations and accommodations -- Berlin symphonies: movements and stills -- Berlin Alexanderplatz: alterations and reconstructions -- Berlin Wall: divisions and falls -- Berlin marathon: openings and closures -- Afterword: Goodbye to Berlin? This work explores the cultural topography of Berlin and considers the city as key capital of the 20th century, reflecting its history, its traumas and its achievements. It shows how its spaces and buildings participate in the drama by analysing how they are represented in literature and film. |