Berlin - Washington, 1800-2000 - Capital Cities, Cultural Representation, and National Identities

Klappentext This collection provides a comparative cultural history of the urban spaces of Berlin and Washington. Zusammenfassung This collection examines the urban spaces of Berlin and Washington and provides a comparative cultural history of two eminent nation-states in the modern era. The authors ask what these two capitals have meant for the nation and explore the relations between architecture! political ideas! and social reality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Christof Mauch; Part I. Cities as Capitals on a Global Scale: 1. Capitals in modern history: inventing urban spaces for the nation Andreas W. Daum; Part II. The Capital in the Nation: 2. Siting the capital: between Bundesdorf and Metropolis Ken Bowling and Ulrike Gerhard; 3. Written capitals: national images and capital topography in travel literature Walter Erhard; 4. Prime meridians, national time, and symbolic authority of capitals in the nineteenth century Martin H. Geyer; 5. Washington and Berlin: national capitals in a networked world Carl Abbott; Part III. Architecture, Memory, and Space: 6. Monumental architecture and national identity in Berlin: the case of national socialism Dietmar Schirmer; 7. Memorializing the Holocaust in Berlin and Washington Janet Ward; 8. Capital Gardens: the Mall in Washington and the Tiergarten in Berlin Christof Mauch; 9. Socialism on display: East Berlin as a capital Brian Ladd; Part IV. Political Power and Capital Functions: 10. Washington, D.C. under Federal Rule, 1871-1945 Alan H. Lessoff; 11. 'Everyday' protest and the culture of conflict in Berlin Belinda Davis; 12. Marches on Washington and the creation of National Public Spaces, 1894 to the present Lucy Barber.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andreas W. Mauch Daum
• Con la collaborazione di: Andreas Daum (Editore), Andreas W. Daum (Editore), David Lazar (Editore), Christof Mauch (Editore), Mauch Christof (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2005
• EAN: 9780521841177
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84117-7
• Pagine: 334
• Serie: Publications of the German Historical Institute; Publications of the German His; Publications of the German Historical Institute
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas