At the Edge of the Wall: Public and Private Spheres in Divided Berlin by Hanno H

Description: At the Edge of the Wall by Hanno Hochmuth The neighboring boroughs of Friedrichschain and Kreuzberg shared a history and identity until their fortunes diverged dramatically following the construction of the Berlin Wall, which placed them within opposing political systems. This revealing account of the two towns during and after the Cold War... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Located in the geographical center of Berlin, the neighboring boroughs of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg shared a history and identity until their fortunes diverged dramatically following the construction of the Berlin Wall, which placed them within opposing political systems. This revealing account of the two municipal districts before, during and after the Cold War takes a microhistorical approach to investigate the broader historical trajectories of East and West Berlin, with particular attention to housing, religion, and leisure. Merged in 2001, they now comprise a single neighborhood that bears the traces of these complex histories and serves as an illuminating case study of urban renewal, gentrification, and other social processes that continue to reshape Berlin. Author Biography Hanno Hochmuth is a research fellow at the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam (ZZF) and teaches at the Free University of Berlin. He is editor, with Paul Nolte, of Stadtgeschichte als Zeitgeschichte: Berlin im 20. Jahrhundert (Urban History as Contemporary History: Berlin in the Twentieth Century) published in 2019 by Wallstein, and with Martin Sabrow and Tilmann Siebeneichner, of Weimars Wirkung. Das Nachleben der ersten deutschen Republik (Weimars Legacy. The Afterlife of the First German Republic), published in 2020 by Wallstein. Table of Contents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsMap of Friedrichshain and KreuzbergIntroductionChapter 1. Historical FoundationsPart I: HousingChapter 2. Housing as a Constitutive Field of the Public and Private SpheresChapter 3. The Long "Gestation Period" of Tenement Buildings: Sorauer StrasseChapter 4. The Public and Private Sphere in Urban Transformation: Strasse der Pariser KommuneChapter 5. Kreuzberg Counter-Public SpheresChapter 6. Neighborhood Appropriation in FriedrichshainInterim Conclusion IPart II: The ChurchChapter 7. The Church as a Constitutive Field of the Public and Private SpheresChapter 8. Church and the Neighborhood Public Sphere in the KreuzbergChapter 9. The Church as a Surrogate Public Sphere in FriedrichshainInterim Conclusion IIPart III: EntertainmentChapter 10. Entertainment as a Constitutive Field of the Public and Private SpheresChapter 11. Neighborhood Entertainment: Fruchtstrasse TavernsChapter 12. The Diversification of Kreuzberg Bar CultureChapter 13. Festival Culture Between East and WestInterim Conclusion IIIChapter 14. Perspectives: Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg in Transformation since 1989–90ConclusionBibliographyIndex Review "[This book] provides a rich account of the dual history of cultural change and economic restructuring in post-socialist Europe. The methodological and theoretical framework is fascinating and productive. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the field of urban history in post-socialist Europe as well anyone engaged in modern urban historical research in general." • Baltic WorldsPraise for the German edition:"A lively, detailed and well-written book… It provides profound and exciting insights into urban life in Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg in the 20th century, and makes a sound contribution to the history of Berlin." • H-Soz-Kult"Historians of cities and urbanization rarely succeed in linking local with broader social history. Hanno Hochmuths study on the two Berlin working-class districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg masters this methodological challenge by analyzing the specific stories of the two districts as a comparative history of integration." • Sehepunkte"This is a thorough and exemplary study, shedding light not just on the past under discussion, but, by implication, illuminating current developments too. The focus on the years of division allows for a particularly clear profile of general and specific forces that are at work in Berlins urban environment." • The Years Work in Modern Language Studies"Overshadowed by the Cold War and global confrontation, the complexity and utter normality of everyday life on both sides of the Berlin Wall have often been overlooked. Hanno Hochmuths fascinating account of two neighborhoods on the margins of West and East uniquely succeeds in providing a fresh picture of urban society, seen through the eyes of its principal actors: proletarians and pastors, drop-outs and dissidents. Here is the historian as "wall-pecker": The story Hochmuth tells is 20th-century German history in a nutshell, full of insights that also provide background for understanding the current transformation of Germanys capital." • Paul Nolte, Freie Universität Berlin Review Quote Praise for the German edition: "Historians of cities and urbanization rarely succeed in linking local with broader social history. Hanno Hochmuths study on the two Berlin working-class districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg masters this methodological challenge by analyzing the specific stories of the two districts as a comparative history of integration." * Sehepunkte "This is a thorough and exemplary study, shedding light not just on the past under discussion, but, by implication, illuminating current developments too. The focus on the years of division allows for a particularly clear profile of general and specific forces that are at work in Berlins urban environment." * The Years Work in Modern Language Studies Details ISBN1789208742 Author Hanno Hochmuth Short Title At the Edge of the Wall Pages 358 Publisher Berghahn Books Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1789208742 ISBN-13 9781789208740 Format Hardcover Subtitle Public and Private Spheres in Divided Berlin Series Number 26 Translator David Burnett DEWEY 943.155 Imprint Berghahn Books Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2021-03-03 UK Release Date 2021-03-03 AU Release Date 2021-03-03 NZ Release Date 2021-03-03 Audience Professional & Vocational Series Studies in Contemporary European History We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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