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Author:   Despina Stratigakos
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9780816653225

ISBN 10:   0816653224
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   12 September 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Winner of the Milka Bliznakov Prize Winner of the 2009 DAAD Book Prize of the German Studies Association Stratigakos adds colour and distinction to a crucial period in Berlin's history. The interest of her study goes well beyond that of gender and architecture and contributes to a better understanding of the daily life of imperial Berlin. 'Women and architecture' is a topic that deserves more attention in general, and A Women's Berlin is an excellent example of how it can be done and of the illustrative quality such a study can have. This account of a 'largely forgotten city, a site of both dreams and real spaces' will fill a gap in any library on Berlin. -Ulrike Zitzlsperger, Times Higher Education A Women's Berlin deserves to be read by anyone interested in the complex interaction between social change and the built environment. -European Architectural History Network Clearly written, beautifully illustrated, and based on wide reading in archival and published sources, this book should be of great interest to all historians of modern Germany, of women's history, and of architecture. -German Studies Review Stratigakos has done us a great service by investing the important architectural movement of Wilhelmine Germany with the question of gender. ...her volume will be unavoidable reading for anyone wishing to have a critical and more comprehensive understanding of the development of Berlin as a major architectural centre. -The Journal of Architecture Despina Stratigakos takes us on a fascinating journey into a largely forgotten city at the heart of early 20th century metropolitan Berlin. Both imaginary and physical, A Women's Berlin is a space of agency in which women architects, designers, and patrons shaped not only a network of new institutions in the city, but also a modern female subjectivity and urban identity for themselves as public citizens. -Eve Blau, Harvard University A groundbreaking piece of scholarship building bridges among gender studies, cultural history, and architecture, A Women's Berlin is an essential addition to any institutional library or specialized bibliography. -Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians Stratigakos has succeeded in crafting a highly readable and fascinating account that is a well-researched contribution to both Wilhelmine and Weimar scholarship. -Journal of Design History

"Winner of the Milka Bliznakov Prize Winner of the 2009 DAAD Book Prize of the German Studies Association ""Stratigakos adds colour and distinction to a crucial period in Berlin’s history. The interest of her study goes well beyond that of gender and architecture and contributes to a better understanding of the daily life of imperial Berlin. 'Women and architecture' is a topic that deserves more attention in general, and A Women’s Berlin is an excellent example of how it can be done and of the illustrative quality such a study can have. This account of a 'largely forgotten city, a site of both dreams and real spaces' will fill a gap in any library on Berlin."" —Ulrike Zitzlsperger, Times Higher Education ""A Women’s Berlin deserves to be read by anyone interested in the complex interaction between social change and the built environment."" —European Architectural History Network""Clearly written, beautifully illustrated, and based on wide reading in archival and published sources, this book should be of great interest to all historians of modern Germany, of women’s history, and of architecture."" —German Studies Review ""Stratigakos has done us a great service by investing the important architectural movement of Wilhelmine Germany with the question of gender. ...her volume will be unavoidable reading for anyone wishing to have a critical and more comprehensive understanding of the development of Berlin as a major architectural centre."" —The Journal of Architecture ""Despina Stratigakos takes us on a fascinating journey into a largely forgotten city at the heart of early 20th century metropolitan Berlin. Both imaginary and physical, A Women’s Berlin is a space of agency in which women architects, designers, and patrons shaped not only a network of new institutions in the city, but also a modern female subjectivity and urban identity for themselves as public citizens."" —Eve Blau, Harvard University ""A groundbreaking piece of scholarship building bridges among gender studies, cultural history, and architecture, A Women’s Berlin is an essential addition to any institutional library or specialized bibliography."" —Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians  ""Stratigakos has succeeded in crafting a highly readable and fascinating account that is a well-researched contribution to both Wilhelmine and Weimar scholarship."" —Journal of Design History"

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