The Companion Guide to Berlin

The Companion Guide to Berlin by Brian Ladd

Berlin's traumatic past and vibrant present explored and explained in a guide to the culture, buildings and society of the city. Most people do not think of Berlin as a beautiful city, but it is filled with stunning sights, sounds and textures, all the more astonishing when the stories behind them are revealed. Today's Berlin is new and vibrant, but historyhas left its scars. A look in the right place is rewarded with glimpses of the glories of old Prussia as well as the abominations of Hitler's Third Reich and of the outer bulwark of the Soviet empire. Brian Ladd, a historian whohas been returning to Berlin for twenty-five years, pays homage to the familiar landmarks, but he also penetrates into obscure corners of the city and brings them alive with his shrewd and informed comment. He explains what the sights of Berlin have meant to Berliners who coped under kings and dictators, and who toiled, suffered and celebrated as their city was destroyed and rebuilt. This book invites you to share their passions as it draws you into the dynamic new capital that has risen from wreckage of post-war German history. BRIAN LADD is at the State University of New York at Albany. He has been a constant visitor to Berlin over a quarter of a century.

A valuable addition to writing about a city that has played a central role in shaping the modern world* SUNDAY TIMES, BOOKS OF THE WEEK *

BRIAN LADD is at the State University of New York at Albany. He has been a constant visitor to Berlin over a quarter of a century.

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ISBN 13	9781900639286
ISBN 10	1900639289
Titel	The Companion Guide to Berlin
Autor	Brian Ladd
Serie	Companion Guides
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-06-27
Seitenanzahl	514
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