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1. Cultural History of Post-Wall Berlin
From Utopian Longing to Nostalgia for Babylon
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I: Contesting Gentrification: Subculture to Mainstream
- 1. Cultural History of Post-Wall Berlin 25
- 2. Taking a Walk on the Wild Side 53
- 3. Representations and Interpretations of “The New Berlin” in Contemporary German Comics 73
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Part II: Spaces, Monuments, and the Appropriation of History
- 4. Reconfiguring the Spaces of the “Creative Class” in Contemporary Berlin 113
- 5. Negotiating Cold War Legacies 130
- 6. Branding the New Germany 155
- 7. Disappearing History 181
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Part III: Reimagining Integration
- 8. Governing through “Ethnic Entrepreneurship” 203
- 9. Resisting Integration 228
- 10. The Revival of Diasporic Hebrew in Contemporary Berlin 253
- 11. Berlin’s International Literature Festival 272
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Part IV: Berlin Memoryscapes of the Present
- 12. Transnational Cityscapes 297
- 13. Israeli Jews in the New Berlin 322
- 14. Through the Eyes of Angels and Vampires 347
- 15. The Uncanny City 364
- Index 387
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I: Contesting Gentrification: Subculture to Mainstream
- 1. Cultural History of Post-Wall Berlin 25
- 2. Taking a Walk on the Wild Side 53
- 3. Representations and Interpretations of “The New Berlin” in Contemporary German Comics 73
-
Part II: Spaces, Monuments, and the Appropriation of History
- 4. Reconfiguring the Spaces of the “Creative Class” in Contemporary Berlin 113
- 5. Negotiating Cold War Legacies 130
- 6. Branding the New Germany 155
- 7. Disappearing History 181
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Part III: Reimagining Integration
- 8. Governing through “Ethnic Entrepreneurship” 203
- 9. Resisting Integration 228
- 10. The Revival of Diasporic Hebrew in Contemporary Berlin 253
- 11. Berlin’s International Literature Festival 272
-
Part IV: Berlin Memoryscapes of the Present
- 12. Transnational Cityscapes 297
- 13. Israeli Jews in the New Berlin 322
- 14. Through the Eyes of Angels and Vampires 347
- 15. The Uncanny City 364
- Index 387