The German wall : fallout in Europe / edited by Marc Silberman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silberman, Marc, 1948-

Series:

Studies in European culture and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Social aspects.

Germany--History--Unification, 1990--Influence.

Germany.

Germany--History--Unification, 1990--Social aspects.

Germany--Social conditions--1990-.

Social conditions.

Berlin (Germany)--History--1990-.

Berlin (Germany).

Political culture--Germany.

Political culture.

Mass media--Germany.

Mass media.

National characteristics, German.

National characteristics, European.

Physical Description:

xv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"When the Berlin Wall opened unexpectedly on November 9, 1989, it marked a rupture of global significance. For Germany's national history the event has become, next to the defeat of 1945, the most significant date in collective memory. For Cold War Europe the Berlin Wall represented a symbol of border crisis and of difference and division. This interdisciplinary volume addresses multiple consequences of the fall of the Wall: looking back at the physical barrier, its demise, and how it has been mediated in film and television; detailing the processes of restoring and revitalizing the city and the country that had been torn asunder; recognizing the new challenges of integrating socially and politically old and new minorities; and identifying how a new European identity may emerge "after the Wall." The anthology is targeted at scholars and advanced students in history, German studies, sociology, art history, and related fields"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780230112162

0230112161

OCLC:

669751243