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Berlin, Alexanderplatz : transforming place in a unifed Germany /

A benchmark study in the changing field of urban anthropology, Berlin, Alexanderplatz is an ethnographic examination of the rapid transformation of the unified Berlin. Through a captivating account of the controversy around this symbolic public square in East Berlin, the book raises acute questions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weszkalnys, Gisa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
Colección:Space and place ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A benchmark study in the changing field of urban anthropology, Berlin, Alexanderplatz is an ethnographic examination of the rapid transformation of the unified Berlin. Through a captivating account of the controversy around this symbolic public square in East Berlin, the book raises acute questions about expertise, citizenship, government and belonging. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the city administration bureaus, developers' offices, citizen groups and in Alexanderplatz itself, the author advances a richly innovative analysis of the multiplicity of place. She reveals how Alexanderplatz.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-202) and index.
ISBN:9781845458355
1845458354
1782383182
9781782383185
1282662457
9781282662452
9786612662454
661266245X