Urban Memory and Visual Culture in Berlin: Framing the Asynchronous City, 1957-2012

by Simon Ward

As sites of continual change and transformation, cities are fundamentally forgetful places. Yet at the same time, urban areas are also homes to museums and archives that collect and exhibit the past-a key cultural, political, and economic activity. This book looks at that paradox through the example of Berlin to see how the city has responded to challenges to memory created by rapid changes in politics, economics, society, and the built environment,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9089648534
• ISBN13: 9789089648532
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"