Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewAs home to 1920s excess and Hitler's Final Solution, Berlin's physical and symbolic landscape was an important staging ground for the highs and lows of modernity. In Cold War Berlin, social and political boundaries were porous, and the rubble gave refuge to a re-emerging gay and lesbian scene, youth gangs, prostitutes, hoods, and hustlers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Evans , J Evans (Medical Student, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.)Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2011 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9780230202023ISBN 10: 0230202020 Pages: 317 Publication Date: 13 October 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIllustrations and Map Acknowledgements Introduction The Cellar and the Bunker The Street The Train Station Bars, Cafés, Clubs Home Conclusion: Borders and Boundaries Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsEvans's analysis of the available visual material proves to be innovative and illuminating. - Malte Zierenberg, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Greatly aided by her eloquent storytelling, the book reaches out across disciplines and appeals not only to historians of postwar Germany but also to geographers as well as scholars of film, literature, and gender studies. - Yuliya Komska, Dartmouth College, United States Evans's analysis of the available visual material proves to be innovative and illuminating. - Malte Zierenberg, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Greatly aided by her eloquent storytelling, the book reaches out across disciplines and appeals not only to historians of postwar Germany but also to geographers as well as scholars of film, literature, and gender studies. - Yuliya Komska, Dartmouth College, United States Evans's analysis of the available visual material proves to be innovative and illuminating. - Malte Zierenberg, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Greatly aided by her eloquent storytelling, the book reaches out across disciplines and appeals not only to historians of postwar Germany but also to geographers as well as scholars of film, literature, and gender studies. - Yuliya Komska, Dartmouth College, United States Author InformationJENNIFER V. EVANS is Associate Professor of History at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She teaches a variety of courses in 20th century German history, while her primary area of research is the history of sexuality. She has written about the regulation of same-sex sexuality in Cold War Germany, pink triangle victims during and after the Holocaust, and queer erotic photography as a form of self-narration. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
