Screen LibraryRisen from ruins : the cultural politics of rebuilding East Berlin /
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Berliners grappled with how to rebuild their devastated city. In East Berlin, where the historic core of the city lay, decisions made by the socialist leadership about what should be restored, reconstructed, or entirely reimagined would have a tremendous and...
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Stanford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Stanford, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford studies on Central and Eastern Europe
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| Summary: |
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Berliners grappled with how to rebuild their devastated city. In East Berlin, where the historic core of the city lay, decisions made by the socialist leadership about what should be restored, reconstructed, or entirely reimagined would have a tremendous and lasting impact on the urban landscape. Risen from Ruins examines the cultural politics of the rebuilding of East Berlin from the end of World War II until the construction of the Berlin Wall, combining political analysis with spatial and architectural history to examine how the political agenda o |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781503603202 1503603202 |
| Index Number: | NA9200 |
| CLC: |
TU984.516-09 C912.81-095.16 |
| Call Number: | C912.81-095.16/S785 |
| Contents: | Landscapes of commemoration -- City plans -- Unter den Linden -- From Royal Palace to Marx-Engels Square -- Wilhelmstrasse -- Stalinallee. |