Berlin bodies : anatomizing the streets of the city / Stephen Barber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, Stephen, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Germany--Berlin.

Cities and towns.

Urban geography--Germany--Berlin--History--20th century.

Urban geography.

Berlin (Germany)--History.

Berlin (Germany).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2017.

Summary:

The capital of Germany and home to 3.5 million people, Berlin has one the most fascinating histories in all of Europe. At end of the nineteenth century it rapidly developed into a major urban center, and today it is a site where the scars of history sit alongside ultra-modern urban developments. It is a place where people have figured in an especially intimate relationship with the wider fabric of the city, in which bodily interaction has been an important aspect of day-to-day urban life. In this book, Stephen Barber offers an innovative history of the city, one that focuses on how the human body has shaped the city's very streets.             Spanning the twentieth century and moving up to today, Barber's book offers a unique account of Berlin's development. He explores previously neglected material from the city's audio and visual archives to examine how people interacted with the city's streets, buildings, squares, and public spaces. He recounts a history of riots, ruins, nightclubs, crowds, architectural experiments, citywide spectacles, film, art, and performances, showing how these human forces have affected the structure of the city. Through this innovative approach, Barber offers a new way to think about modern urban spaces as corporeal spaces, and how people exert a cumulative effect on cities over time.  

Contents:

Cover

Berlin Bodies: Anatomizing the Streets of The City

Imprint Page

Contents

1. Berlin Bodies

2. Fragments Torn From A History of the Human Body in Berlin

3. Berlin's Passengers: Transits, Entries, Exits

4. The Eye of Berlin

5. Sonic Berlin: Urban Excoriations

6. Apocalyptic Berlin

7. Berlin's Ruins

References

Readings and Viewings

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 14, 2017).

ISBN:

9781780237671

1780237677