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001 2013048988
003 DLC
005 20140926084226.0
008 131219s2014 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013048988
020 $a9780374254841 (hardback)
020 $z9780374712105 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-gx---
050 00 $aDD881.3$b.S36 2014
082 00 $a943/.155088$223
084 $aHIS014000$aHIS052000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSchneider, Peter,$d1940-
245 10 $aBerlin now :$bthe city after the Wall /$cPeter Schneider ; translated from the German by Sophie Schlondorff.
264 1 $aNew York :$bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,$c2014.
300 $avi, 326 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"A vibrant look at Berlin--perhaps Europe's most exciting city--since the fall of the Wall"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 2 $a"A smartly guided romp, entertaining and enlightening, through Europe's most charismatic and engimatic city. It isn't Europe's most beautiful city, or its oldest. Its architecture is not more impressive than that of Rome or Paris; its museums do not hold more treasures than those in Barcelona or London. And yet, when citizens of "New York, Tel Aviv, or Rome ask me where I'm from and I mention the name Berlin," writes Peter Schneider, "their eyes instantly light up." Berlin Now is a longtime Berliner's bright, bold, and digressive exploration of the heterogeneous allure of this vibrant city. Delving beneath the obvious answers--Berlin's club scene, bolstered by the lack of a mandatory closing time; the artistic communities that thrive due to the relatively low (for now) cost of living--Schneider takes us on an insider's tour of this rapidly metamorphosing metropolis, where high-class soirees are held at construction sites and enterprising individuals often accomplish more without public funding--assembling a makeshift club on the banks of the Spree River--than Berlin's officials do. Schneider's perceptive, witty investigations on everything from the insidious legacy of suspicion instilled by the East German secret police to the clashing attitudes toward work, food, and love held by former East and West Berliners have been sharply translated by Sophie Schlondorff. The result is a book so lively that readers will want to jump on a plane--just as soon as they've finished their adventures on the page"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aCinderella Berlin -- The great awakening -- Clash of the architects -- Potsdamer Platz -- Berlin Schloss versus Palace of the Republic -- West Berlin -- Where is the center? -- Industrial city, Berlin -- City West versus capital city (East) and vice versa -- Love in Berlin -- Love in divided Berlin -- Love after the fall of the Wall -- Clubs -- What happened to the Wall anyway? -- The American sector is leaving you -- The ghost of BER International Airport -- The Stasi legacy -- An "enemy of the state" becomes boss -- The new racism -- Vietnamese in Berlin -- Anetta Kahane and the Amadeu Antonio Foundation -- The new barbarism -- Turks in Berlin -- A mayor makes himself popular by getting on people's bad side -- Yes, you can : the Rütli School -- Help, the Swabians are coming! -- A belated cemetery visit -- The man who gave Nefertiti away -- Jewish life in Berlin -- Spring in Berlin.
651 0 $aBerlin (Germany)$xHistory$y1990-
651 0 $aBerlin (Germany)$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aBerlin (Germany)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aBerlin (Germany)$xSocial conditions.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Germany.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Historical Geography.$2bisacsh