Germany's Transient Pasts: Preservation and National Memory in the Twentieth Century

by Rudy Koshar

Book Overview

Over the course of the twentieth century, Germans have venerated and maintained a variety of historical buildings--from medieval fortresses and cathedrals to urban districts and nineteenth-century working-class housing. But the practice of historic preservation has sometimes proven controversial, as different groups of Germans have sought to use historical architecture to represent competing versions of their nation's history.

Transient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807847011
• ISBN13: 9780807847015
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"