[Read now] The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape
♛ Brian Ladd ♛
| #102620 in Books | 1998-11-15 | 1998-11-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.90 x6.00l,1.03 | File Name: 0226467627 | 282 pages
||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Good History, Though Dated.|By Greg Polansky|In this dated history of Berlin, the author posits the idea that buildings, statues, ruins, and architecture in general matter. Yes, they do. Places like the Berlin Wall, the Reichstag, Hitler's chancellery, Prussian palaces and street names reveal a lot of about the citizens of Berlin. Especially in how these places' history and|From Library Journal|Ladd (Urban Planning and Civic Order in Germany, 1860-1914, Harvard Univ., 1990) approaches the new Germany and its handling of memory in an interesting manner. Memory, Ladd points out, also extends to the urban landscape. The leaders of th
In this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and memorials, and carefully deconstructing the public debates and political controversies emerging from its past.
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