TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kohn,Marek
ED  - Yale University Press,
TI  - The stories old towns tell: a journey through cities at the heart of Europe 
SN  - 9780300267846
AV  - HT131 .K57 2023
U1  - 307.76094 23
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New Haven, London
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - Historic districts
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Villes
KW  - Histoire
KW  - fast
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Civilisation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index
N2  - "Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War--some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They are never the whole story. These old towns and their turbulent histories have been key sites in Europe's ongoing theater of politics and war. Exploring seven old towns, from Frankfurt and Prague to Vilnius in Lithuania, the acclaimed writer Marek Kohn examines how they have been used since the Second World War to conceal political tensions and reinforce certain versions of history. Uncovering hidden stories behind these old and old-seeming façades, Kohn offers us a new understanding of the politics of European history-making--showing how our visits to old towns could promote belonging over exclusion, and empathy over indifference."--
ER  -