- Summary
- "Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, people around the world still remember the joyous drama of that night and the days and nights that followed. Even at a time before smartphones and twitter helped people experience an event together, the surprise opening of the Berlin Wall was viewed by millions on television sets and splashed across headlines around the globe. For Berliners and Germans themselves, dramatic days followed which would change their lives and their country"-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Harrison, Hope Millard, author.
- Published
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019
©2019
- Locale
- Germany
Berliner Mauer
- Contents
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Introduction: The Berlin Wall and German historical memory
Divergent approaches to the fall of the Wall
The fight over memory at Bernauer Strasse
Creating a Berlin Wall memorial ensemble at Bernauer Strasse
Remembering the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin senate's "Master plan for remembering the Berlin Wall"
Federal government and memory of the Berlin Wall
Victims and perpetrators
Conflicting narratives about the Wall
Celebrating heroes and a new founding myth
Conclusion: Memory as warning.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-443) and index.
Introduction: The Berlin Wall and German historical memory -- Divergent approaches to the fall of the Wall -- The fight over memory at Bernauer Strasse -- Creating a Berlin Wall memorial ensemble at Bernauer Strasse -- Remembering the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie -- Berlin senate's "Master plan for remembering the Berlin Wall" -- Federal government and memory of the Berlin Wall -- Victims and perpetrators -- Conflicting narratives about the Wall -- Celebrating heroes and a new founding myth -- Conclusion: Memory as warning.
