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Structures of Memory: Understanding Urban Change in Berlin and Beyond
Jennifer A. Jordan
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Paperback. Structures of Memory turns to the landscape of contemporary Berlin, particularly places marked by the presence of the Nazi regime, in order to understand how some places of great cruelty or great heroism are forgotten by all but eyewitnesses, while others become the site of public ceremonies, museums, or commemorative monuments. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
In many different parts of the world people cordon off sites of great suffering or great heroism from routine use and employ these sites exclusively for purposes of remembrance. The author of this book turns to the landscape of contemporary Berlin in order to understand how some places are forgotten by all but eyewitnesses, whereas others become the sites of public ceremonies, museums, or commemorative monuments. The places examined mark the city’s Nazi past and are often rendered off limits to use for apartments, shops, or offices. However, only a portion of all “authentic” sites—places with direct connections to acts ... Read more
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Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Cultural Memory in the Present
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804752770
SKU
V9780804752770
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About Jennifer A. Jordan
Jennifer A. Jordan is Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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"'Structures of memory' refers to the 'material projects' that memorialize either victims of the Nazis or heroes of the resistance to them. To show that it takes to establish such memorials, Jennifer A. Jordan examines both sites that have and have not been successfully memorialized. Their success, she demonstrates, depends on a consensus that they're not too large, too inconvenient, ... Read more