Individuality and Modernity in Berlin: Self and Society from Weimar to the Wall

by Moritz Feollmer, Moritz Follmer, Moritz F Llmer, et al.

Book Overview

Moritz F llmer traces the history of individuality in Berlin from the late 1920s to the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961. The demand to be recognised as an individual was central to metropolitan society, as were the spectres of risk, isolation and loss of agency. This was true under all five regimes of the period, through economic depression, war, occupation and reconstruction. The quest for individuality could put democracy under pressure,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107521327
• ISBN13: 9781107521322
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"