INVENTING BERLIN. CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND NATION-BUILDING

Abstract

This book is a sophisticated product in the field of Cultural Geography, showing how the city-text of East Berlin has been written, especially after 1989, discussing the role of architecture, urban planning and memory to create the legitimate history within a post-socialist urban area, illustrating its path-dependency concerning urban symbols, history and cultural landscape. It answers questions about official narratives on German identity post-1989.