Buy this book on-line Schechter, John Mendell : Berlin Ein StadtschicksalErich Reiss Verlag, Berlin Westend, 1910
Attractively bound in orange printed paper boards. 267 pages in crisp, clean and unread condition. Scarce original and reissued in 1989 by the Berliner Texte. the book documents the transition from the idea of a ‘metropolis taking off’ to a ‘city in deep-transition’ [Stadt im Umbruch] . In fact, the ‘alwaysbecoming city’ has a long history as a trope for the city. Its finest and most famous formulation was certainly conveyed by the German art historian and publicist Karl Scheffler in this 1910 book where he wrote that ‘Berlin is condemned to always become and never be’ (transl. IF).x Scheffler’s dictum reflected critically on the social and urban transformations of Berlin since 1871 when it became capital of Germany. Scheffler characterized pessimistically Berlin by the arrivisme of new upcoming social groups, its lack of urban identity and the absence of a city centre (Schwartz, 2003).. Book Condition: Fine as New Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Schechter, John Mendell : Berlin Ein Stadtschicksal. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, libri rari, out-of-print books, antiquarian books and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |