Death in Berlin from Weimar to divided Germany
Black, Monica 1968-
Death in Berlin from Weimar to divided Germany Monica Black - 1. publ. - XVI, 308 S. Ill. 24 cm - Publications of the German Historical Institute .
Literaturverz. S. 281 - 300
Death in Berlin, circa 1930 -- Nazi ways of death -- Death in everyday life -- Death and reckoning -- Death in socialism -- Death and the West.
"We tend to think of death as a basic and immutable fact of life. Yet death, too, has a history. Death in Berlin is the first study to trace the rituals, practices, perceptions, and sensibilities surrounding death in the context of Berlin's multiple transformations over the decades between Germany's defeat in World War I and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Evocatively illustrated and drawing on a rich collection of sources, Monica Black reveals the centrality of death to the evolving moral and social life of one metropolitan community. In doing so, she connects the intimacies of everyday life and death to events on the grand historical stage that changed the lives of millions - all in a city that stood at the center of some of the twentieth century's most transformative events"--Provided by publisher "Death in Berlin traces rituals and perceptions surrounding death from the Weimar Republic to the building of the Berlin Wall"--Provided by publisher Death in Berlin, circa 1930 -- Nazi ways of death -- Death in everyday life -- Death and reckoning -- Death in socialism -- Death and the West
9780521118514 hardback : L 50,00, Eur 58,65 (D) 0521118514 hardback
9780521118514
2009044985
Death--Social aspects--Germany--Berlin
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Germany--Berlin
Berlin (Germany)--Social life and customs
Berlin (Germany)--History--20th century
Class of Fall 2014 John P. Birkelund Fellow in the Humanities Fellow
GT3250.B47
393.0943/155 390
Death in Berlin from Weimar to divided Germany Monica Black - 1. publ. - XVI, 308 S. Ill. 24 cm - Publications of the German Historical Institute .
Literaturverz. S. 281 - 300
Death in Berlin, circa 1930 -- Nazi ways of death -- Death in everyday life -- Death and reckoning -- Death in socialism -- Death and the West.
"We tend to think of death as a basic and immutable fact of life. Yet death, too, has a history. Death in Berlin is the first study to trace the rituals, practices, perceptions, and sensibilities surrounding death in the context of Berlin's multiple transformations over the decades between Germany's defeat in World War I and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Evocatively illustrated and drawing on a rich collection of sources, Monica Black reveals the centrality of death to the evolving moral and social life of one metropolitan community. In doing so, she connects the intimacies of everyday life and death to events on the grand historical stage that changed the lives of millions - all in a city that stood at the center of some of the twentieth century's most transformative events"--Provided by publisher "Death in Berlin traces rituals and perceptions surrounding death from the Weimar Republic to the building of the Berlin Wall"--Provided by publisher Death in Berlin, circa 1930 -- Nazi ways of death -- Death in everyday life -- Death and reckoning -- Death in socialism -- Death and the West
9780521118514 hardback : L 50,00, Eur 58,65 (D) 0521118514 hardback
9780521118514
2009044985
Death--Social aspects--Germany--Berlin
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Germany--Berlin
Berlin (Germany)--Social life and customs
Berlin (Germany)--History--20th century
Class of Fall 2014 John P. Birkelund Fellow in the Humanities Fellow
GT3250.B47
393.0943/155 390