Structures Of Memory.

Structures Of Memory

Jennifer A. Jordan

Stanford University Press

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Structures Of Memory: Understanding Urban Change In Berlin And Beyond by Jennifer A. Jordan (Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) offers descriptive analysis of contemporary Berlin in terms of the changes to its urban landscape and efforts at its ceremonial and cultural preservation. Noting historical aspects of the great German city and detailing the history many of its landmark sights (including areas of public ceremonies museums, commemorative monuments, and focal points of historical interest during the era of the "Third Reich"), Structures Of Memory provides readers with a study of preserved structures directly linked with the Nazi party and the underground German resistance to the Nazis, as well as providing engaging insights into enduring Berlin-based memorial sites. As a seminal and scholarly contribution to the fields of German Urban Studies and Contemporary Sociology, Structures Of Memory is very highly recommended reading and a welcome contribution to academic library reference collections.