Memory Culture and the Contemporary City

Memory Culture and the Contemporary City
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780230246959
ISBN-13 : 0230246958
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Book Synopsis Memory Culture and the Contemporary City by : Uta Staiger

Download or read book Memory Culture and the Contemporary City written by Uta Staiger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays by leading figures from academia, architecture and the arts consider how cultures of memory are constructed for and in contemporary cities. They take Berlin as a key case of a historically burdened metropolis, but also extend to other global cities: Jerusalem, Buenos Aires, Cape Town and New York.

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