Berlin now the city after the Wall
A "longtime Berliner's ... exploration of the heterogeneous allure of this vibrant city. Delving beneath the obvious answers--Berlin's club scene, bolstered by the lack of a mandatory closing time; the artistic communities that thrive due to the relatively low (for now) cost of living--Schneider tak...
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| Language: | English German |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Schneider, Peter, |d 1940- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Berlin now : |b the city after the Wall / |c Peter Schneider ; translated from the German by Sophie Schlondorff. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |c 2014. | |
| 300 | |a vi, 326 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 546 | |a Translated from the German. | ||
| 520 | |a A "longtime Berliner's ... exploration of the heterogeneous allure of this vibrant city. Delving beneath the obvious answers--Berlin's club scene, bolstered by the lack of a mandatory closing time; the artistic communities that thrive due to the relatively low (for now) cost of living--Schneider takes us on an insider's tour of this rapidly metamorphosing metropolis, where high-class soirees are held at construction sites and enterprising individuals often accomplish more without public funding--assembling a makeshift club on the banks of the Spree River--than Berlin's officials do"--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cinderella Berlin -- The great awakening -- Clash of the architects -- Potsdamer Platz -- Berlin Schloss versus Palace of the Republic -- West Berlin -- A "wessi" attempts to find Berlin's soul -- Berlin : emergence of a new metropolis -- City West versus Capital City (East) and vice versa -- Love (and sex) in Berlin -- Love in divided Berlin -- Love after the fall of the Wall -- Clubs -- What happened to the Wall anyway? -- The American sector is leaving you -- The ghost of BER International Airport -- The Stasi legacy -- An "enemy of the state" becomes boss -- The new racism -- Vietnamese in Berlin -- Anetta Kahane and the Amadeu Antonio Foundation -- The new barbarism -- Turks in Berlin -- A mayor flouts political correctness -- Yes, you can : the Rütli School -- Help, the Swabians are coming! -- A belated cemetery visit -- The man who gave Nefertiti away -- Jewish life in Berlin -- Spring in Berlin. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Berlin (Germany) |x History |y 1990- | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Berlin (Germany) |x Description and travel. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Berlin (Germany) |x Social life and customs. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Berlin (Germany) |x Social conditions. | |
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