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100 1  Loberg, Molly Jean, |d1976- |eauthor.
245 14 The Struggle for the Streets of Berlin : |bPolitics, Consumption, and Urban Space, 1914-1945 / |cMolly Loberg, California Polytechnic State University.
264  1 Cambridge, United Kingdom ;New York, NY : |bCambridge University Press, |c2018.
264  4  |c©2018
300    x, 329 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index.
520 8  Who owns the street? Interwar Berliners faced this question with great hope yet devastating consequences. In Germany, the First World War and 1918 Revolution transformed the city streets into the most important media for politics and commerce. There, partisans and entrepreneurs fought for the attention of crowds with posters, illuminated advertisements, parades, traffic jams, and violence. The Nazi Party relied on how people already experienced the city to stage aggressive political theater, including the April Boycott and Kristallnacht. Observers in Germany and abroad looked to Berlin's streets to predict the future. They saw dazzling window displays that radiated optimism. They also witnessed crime waves, antisemitic rioting, and failed policing that pointed toward societal collapse. Recognizing the power of urban space, officials pursued increasingly radical policies to 'revitalize' the city, culminating in Albert Speer's plan to eradicate the heart of Berlin and build Germania.
591    Record updated by Marcive brief record update service 24 June 2024
599    Shelved at 48-5-3
651  0 Berlin (Germany) |xHistory |y1918-1945.
650  0 Public spaces |zGermany |zBerlin.
852     |breceiving |kShelved at 48-1-5