Berlin : a cultural guide
Schurer, Norbert2014
Book
Berlin is much more than the former capital of Nazi Germany it is often described today as innovative, fast-paced, avant-garde, rough, exciting, and even sexy. At the political and geographical center of the Second World War and the Cold War, the city had already been at the cultural heart of Europe for hundreds of years and continues to set architectural, musical, literary and fashion trends in the twenty-first century.
Main title:
Berlin : a cultural guide / Norbert Schurer.
Author:
Imprint:
Northampton, Massachusetts : Interlink Books, 2015.
Collation:
xii, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Contours: geography and topography -- The urban map: growth and development -- Landmarks: buildings and styles -- Rulers and ruled: a brief social and political history -- The written word: the city in literature -- Visual images: art, drama, and cinema -- Leisure and pleasure: popular culture and pastimes -- Faith in the city: the religious landscape -- Changing faces: migration and social change -- Spending power: trade and consumerism -- The dark side: vice and criminality -- Escape: suburbs and surroundings.
ISBN:
97815665693851566569389
Dewey class:
943.155914.3155
LC class:
DD866
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
140584
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Travel | TRAVEL 914.3155 SCHU | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 914.3155 SCHU | Available |