Berlin in the twentieth century
Subtitle: a cultural topography
By: Andrew J. Webber
Edition: 1st Pbk ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780521188746
Subjects: Motion pictures; Literature; Intellectual life; German literature; History and criticism; In motion pictures; Civilization; In literature
Description: This work explores the cultural topography of Berlin and considers the city as key capital of the 20th century, reflecting its history, its traumas and its achievements. It shows how its spaces and buildings participate in the drama by analysing how they are represented in literature and film.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-314) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Berlin is worth a journey; title: Introduction: capital of the twentieth century; title: Berlin chronicle: thresholds and boundaries; title: Berlin ensemble: inhabitations and accommodations; title: Berlin symphonies: movements and stills; title: Berlin Alexanderplatz: alterations and reconstructions; title: Berlin Wall: divisions and falls; title: Berlin marathon: openings and closures; title: Afterword: Goodbye to Berlin?