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Cultural topographies of the new Berlin /

Since Unification and the end of the Cold War, Berlin has witnessed a series of uncommonly intense social, political, and cultural transformations. While positioning itself as a creative center populated by young and cosmopolitan global citizens, the "New Berlin" is at the same time a rich...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bauer, Karin, 1958- (Editor), Hosek, Jennifer Ruth (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, [2018]
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Since Unification and the end of the Cold War, Berlin has witnessed a series of uncommonly intense social, political, and cultural transformations. While positioning itself as a creative center populated by young and cosmopolitan global citizens, the "New Berlin" is at the same time a rich site of historical memory, defined inescapably by its past even as it articulates German and European hopes for the future. Cultural Topographies of the New Berlin presents a fascinating cross-section of life in Germany's largest city, revealing the complex ways in which globalization, ethnicity, economics, memory, and national identity inflect how its urban spaces are inhabited and depicted.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785337215
1785337211