Bloom and Bust Urban Landscapes in the East since German Reunification |
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| Editor:
| Cliver, Gwyneth
Smith-Prei, Carrie |
| Series title: | Space and Place Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78238-490-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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More than two decades of deconstruction, renovation, and reconstruction have left the urban environments in the former German Democratic Republic completely transformed. This volume considers the changing urban landscapes in the former East -- and how the filling of previous absences and the absence of previous presence -- creates the cultural landscape of modern unified Germany. This broadens our understanding of this transformation by examining often-neglected cities, spaces, or...
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More than two decades of deconstruction, renovation, and reconstruction have left the urban environments in the former German Democratic Republic completely transformed. This volume considers the changing urban landscapes in the former East -- and how the filling of previous absences and the absence of previous presence -- creates the cultural landscape of modern unified Germany. This broadens our understanding of this transformation by examining often-neglected cities, spaces, or structures, and historical narration and preservation.