Driving Germany : the landscape of the German Autobahn, 1930-1970 /

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"Published in association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. Hitler's Autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friendly dictator. It was supposed to revolutionize the transportation sector in Germany, connect the metropoles with the countryside,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zeller, Thomas, 1966- (Author)
Other Authors: Dunlap, Thomas, 1959- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2006.
Series:Studies in German history ; 5.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Landscape protection > Germany > History > 20th century.
Express highways > Germany > History > 20th century.
Roadside improvement > Germany > History > 20th century.
National socialism and architecture.
Landscape architecture > Environmental aspects > Germany > History > 20th century.
Paysages > Protection > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Routes > Abords > Aménagement > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nazisme et architecture.
Architecture du paysage > Aspect de l'environnement > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Express highways.
Landscape architecture > Environmental aspects.
Landscape protection.
Roadside improvement.
Landschaft
Autobahn
Autobahnbau
Germany.
Deutschland
Deutschland.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : Germany and its Autobahn
  • 2. Landscape : the dual construction
  • 3. The historical habitat of landscape-friendly roads
  • 4. Planning the Autobahn before and after 1933
  • 5. Conflicts over the harmonious road
  • 6. The myth of the green Autobahn
  • 7. Reinterpretations : the West German Autobahn, 1949 to 1970
  • 8. Conclusion.

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