2013, ISBN: 0297871838

[EAN: 9780297871835], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 2.4], [PU: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London], RORY MACLEAN BERLIN IMAGINE A CITY, BERLIN is a city of fragments and ghosts,… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780297871835], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 2.4], [PU: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London], RORY MACLEAN BERLIN IMAGINE A CITY, BERLIN is a city of fragments and ghosts, a laboratory of ideas, the fount of both the brightest and darkest designs of history's most bloody century. The once arrogant capital of Europe was devastated by Allied bombs, divided by a Wall, then reunited and reborn as one of the creative centres of the world. Today it resonates with the echo of lives lived, dreams realized and evils executed. No other city has repeatedly been so powerful, and fallen so low; few other cities have been so shaped and defined by individual imaginations. Rory MacLean assembles a dazzlingly eclectic cast of Berliners over five centuries, from the wild medieval balladeer to the ambitious prostitute who refashioned herself as a royal princess, from the Scottish mercenary who fought for the Prussian Army to the fearful Communist Party functionary who helped to build the Wall. Alongside them we encounter Marlene Dietrich flaunting her sexuality in The Blue Angel, Goebbels concocting Nazi iconography, Hitler fantasising about the mega-city Germania and David Bowie recording 'Heroes'. Through these vivid portraits, Rory MacLean masterfully evokes the seen and the unseen, in a richly varied, unexpected tour of Berlin's history. The result is a unique biography of one of the world's most volatile and creative cities. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine., Books<

ISBN: 9780297871835

Pearson College Div. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible e… Mehr…

Pearson College Div. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Pearson College Div, 2.5, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780297871835

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible… Mehr…

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2.5<