Metropolis Berlin

1880–1940

Iain Boyd Whyte, David Frisby

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English

University of California Press
27 November 2012

European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Urban & municipal planning

Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism

Metropolis Berlin: 1880-1940 reconstitutes the built environment of Berlin during the period of its classical modernity using over two hundred contemporary texts, virtually all of which are published in English translation for the first time. They are from the pens of those who created Berlin as one of the world's great cities and those who observed this process: architects, city planners, sociologists, political theorists, historians, cultural critics, novelists, essayists, and journalists. Divided into nineteen sections, each prefaced by an introductory essay, the account unfolds chronologically, with the particular structural concerns of the moment addressed in sequence-be they department stores in 1900, housing in the 1920s, or parade grounds in 1940. Metropolis Berlin: 1880-1940 not only details the construction of Berlin, but explores homes and workplaces, public spaces, circulation, commerce, and leisure in the German metropolis as seen through the eyes of all social classes, from the humblest inhabitants of the city slums, to the great visionaries of the modern city, and the demented dictator resolved to remodel Berlin as Germania.

Edited by: Iain Boyd Whyte, David Frisby
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 46
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 51mm
Weight: 1.179kg
ISBN: 9780520270374
ISBN 10: 0520270371
Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 27 November 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Iain Boyd Whyte is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh and author of Manmade Future (Routledge, 2007). David Frisby was Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and author of Cityscapes of Modernity: Critical Explorations (Cambridge, 2001).

Reviews for Metropolis Berlin: 1880–1940

Rich and engrossing... Berlin's transformation takes place vividly before our eyes. -- Andrew Mead The Architectural Review An invaluable storehouse of material... Astonishing in its range. -- Ritchie Robertson Times Literary Supplement (TLS) Rich and engrossing... Berlin's transformation takes place vividly before our eyes. -- Andrew Mead The Architectural Review