Ngood books about the berlin wall

I personally bought this book not only as a reminder of my recent visit to berlin and the wall itself, but as a piece of art history. For the fifth of our ten great books set in series, we have chosen berlin. Stereotypes disappeared overnight, and the maps of a continent had to be redrawn. The berlin wall 1961 1989 begins with a brief history of berlin, the origins of how the city came to be and the characters who ruled it before moving on to the purpose of the book the berlin wall from its inception, construction, operation and sudden fall on 9 november 1989. Ive now read several remarkable books about how and why it collapsed. It incorporates primary sources, including videos and pictures, to help you understand this significant topic in world history.

On november 9, 1989, the berlin wall fell after nearly three decades as a barrier dividing the city. Although the present day wall is covered in new and. The report was published just two years after construction began on the berlin wall, and many of. This is easily the best book on the fall of the berlin wall. Lou reed was apparently quite bummed with the finished version of berlin which was slated in the us, but this rock opera about two doomed lovers in the shadow of the berlin wall has become an absolute classic. Seidel was a bicyclist in east berlin who was being groomed for the olympics. Taylor brings to life people as diverse or maybe as similar as fredrich the great, erich honecker, the cold war leaders and working class berliners.

This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. History comes to life as the reader is exposed to the voices of those. If we consider the fall of the berlin wall from a strictly material point of view, of course it happened it 1989. Oct 07, 2017 west berlin citizens hold a vigil atop the berlin wall in front of the brandenburg gate on november 10, 1989, the day after the east german government opened the border between east and west berlin. Berlin books books about berlin andor stories set in berlin. With the anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall just around the corner, its time to read about how this divisive structure influenced the city. Oct 31, 2014 berlin demonstrates how it will illuminate the former course of the berlin wall from nov. West berlin citizens hold a vigil atop the berlin wall in front of the brandenburg gate on november 10, 1989, the day after the east german government opened the border between east and west berlin. It was an international symbol of the cold war and represented an ideological divide between capitalism in the west and communism in the east. List of books and articles about berlin wall online. Erected in the dead of night on august, 1961, the berlin wall known as berliner mauer in german was a physical division between west berlin.

On one side covered with snide and sweet graffiti, on. The spy who came in from the cold by john le carre, zoo station by david downing, the good german by joseph kanon, berlin no. In the introduction to the berlin wall today we are reminded that anyone now under the age of 22 who has grown up and lived in berlin only knows about the berlin wall from history books and hearsay. As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall approaches, here are 10 books that best illustrate the damage it caused suzanne munshower tue 25 aug 2009 08.

Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with classbook. Goodbye to berlin, by christopher isherwood winter. The berlin wall uses different viewpoints to tell of how the wall was built, how it affected the peoples lives, and how it came down. How that state ended is expertly parsed in these last three books, starting with the fall of the berlin wall. This work aims at analysing and understanding the role that literature played in bringing about the fall of the berlin wall in the 1980s, focusing on specific themes and authors that contributed to the end of an era and to the beginning of a new life for the reunited germany. Strict border regulations meant that if your family member died trying to escape across the wall, you werent even allowed to attend their funeral. Here are five utterly captivating books that will open your eyes to life behind the berlin wall. This intriguing city has a tumultuous past, but has been reborn as a youthfully vibrant centre for arts, culture and music. Three books on berlin, from the fall of the wall to today. Now, more than two decades after the wall s collapse, this book brings together leading authorities who offer a fresh look at how leaders in four vital centers of world politics the united states, the soviet union, europe, and chinaviewed the world in the aftermath of this. It was built in order to prevent people from fleeing east berlin. Norman gelb, writing before the wall came down, tells how the wall grew from the confusions of the postwar years. Reporters and photographers of the associated press were there to witness the construction of the wall in august 1961 and its.

It was the most dramatic example of the political architecture of modern times. Nico medina is the author of several who hq books, including what was stonewall. Aug 25, 2009 as the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall approaches, here are 10 books that best illustrate the damage it caused suzanne munshower tue 25 aug 2009 08. This compelling account of the berlin walls demise and the subsequent fall of the eastern bloc launches a new line of new york times books, and is written by the chief correspondent who covered. The fall of the berlin wall sent shock waves around the world. The berlin wall stood as a boundary in the german capital for 28 years, 2 months and 26 days. Nov 03, 2009 lessons from the fall of the berlin wall twenty years ago, when the berlin wall was breached, it marked the beginning of the end for the soviet empire. As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall approaches, here are 10 books that best illustrate the damage it caused suzanne munshower tue. Top 10 books about the berlin wall books the guardian. Although the present day wall is covered in new and more fantastic artwork, this book is still very enjoyable. The revolutionary legacy of 1989 oxford university, 2009, an anthology edited. A well written insightful look at berlin, the wall and the cold war.

In many ways it was the perfect symbol of the iron curtain that separated the democratic western countries and the communist countries of eastern europe. When the first barbed wire barrier went up, seidel immediately began snipping his personal escape. Ap books the fall of the berlin wall the fall of the berlin wall 25 years later. The wall took 3 hours to fall and between 125206 people died trying to. Ian mcewan, who wrote another fine cold war espionage story sweet tooth, is a great fan of another haunting book, peter schneiders the wall jumper. Nielsen, edge of eternity by ken follett, cloud and. Oct 23, 2009 the 20th anniversary of the fall of the infamous berlin wall offers a chance to reflect on the german capitals long and often troubled past. It was an international symbol of the cold war and represented an ideological divide between capitalism in the. This textbook outlines the rise and fall of the berlin wall and the key themes around the time. These books can generally be ordered via amazon and, but we recommend you support berlins fantastic local bookshops by ordering there they can have any title ready for you within a day or two, at no extra cost. Learn about the fall of the berlin wall with iminds insightful knowledge series.

Readers in grades 57 will find this new perspectives series addition stands alone as an excellent survey of history surrounding the berlin wall in general and eastern europe in particular. A selection of fiction books set in berlin score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Nielsen, edge of eternity by ken follett, cloud and wallfish by anne nesbet, black dogs by i. May 14, 2014 the berlin wall stood as a boundary in the german capital for 28 years, 2 months and 26 days. The role of literature in bringing about the fall of the. The dead would often be buried anonymouslyas was the. The report was published just two years after construction began on. The berlin wall was built in 1961 during the cold war and separated east and west berlin. This compelling account of the berlin wall s demise and the subsequent fall of the eastern bloc launches a new line of new york times books, and is written by the chief correspondent who covered. Fareed zakaria, cnn gps book of the week sarotte is a superb historian.

Lessons from the fall of the berlin wall twenty years ago, when the berlin wall was breached, it marked the beginning of the end for the soviet. The berlin wall this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. This book is within the scope of wikiproject germany, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of germany on wikipedia. The specific date of the descent of the berlin encasement wall was the 10 th of november, 1989. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. The berlin wall was an awkward thing, outlandish and unloved, a barrier planted clear across the middle of the largest city between paris and moscow. Drug use, prostitution, depression, domestic violence, and suicide all make a jolly appearance. The berlin wall this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as.

Citylits malcolm burgess picks 10 classics set in the city. The berlin wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided berlin. At first it was barbed wire, but soon it expanded into a 5meterhigh, 165kilometerlong network of concrete walls topped with barbed wire, and guarded with gun emplacements, watchtowers, and mines. Berlin wall, 196189, a barrier first erected in aug.

A wind that blows between the houses and through the building excavations. May 27, 2008 the berlin wall 1961 1989 begins with a brief history of berlin, the origins of how the city came to be and the characters who ruled it before moving on to the purpose of the book the berlin wall from its inception, construction, operation and sudden fall on 9 november 1989. Reviews of our favourite fiction and nonfiction books about berlin. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. In many ways it was the perfect symbol of the iron curtain that separated the democratic western countries and the communist countries of eastern europe throughout the cold war. The berlin wall was built by the communist government of east berlin in 1961. At offshoot of greenhavens acclaimed at issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary and secondary sources to explore and investigate the various opinions offered on each topic. Peter schneider tells a wonderful story in the german comedy. Id been thinking about something none of us in berlin, where ive lived for a decade, thinks much about any more, until an anniversary comes along anyway. As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall approaches, here are 10 books that best illustrate the damage it caused.

Still, as far as conscience is concerned, i truly believe that 1989 was a symbolic date in a process that aimed at wrecking the psychological and social walls that had forced germans to live as prisoners in the previous decades. The russians began maneuvering to drive the united states, britain and france out of the city for good. Berlin demonstrates how it will illuminate the former course of the berlin wall from nov. The berlin wall came to show the different ideologies between the different systems of governments, how they worked and what the people thought about them. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. What was the berlin wall nico medina, who hq, stephen. Many people today germans, americans, russians and others know little about the wall or who built it. With the anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall just around the corner, theres no better time to do a bit of reflecting about what this divisive structure meant for the city and the people who lived there. This occasionally moving history of the berlin wall details many hundreds of escapes into west berlin and many failures. Now, more than two decades after the walls collapse, this book brings together leading authorities who offer a fresh look at how leaders in four vital centers of world politicsthe united states, the soviet union, europe, and chinaviewed the world in the aftermath of this.

The 20th anniversary of the fall of the infamous berlin wall offers a chance to reflect on the german capitals long and often troubled past. Willy brandt, then the mayor of west berlin, feared the wall would turn his city into a concentration camp. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. Some novels specifically about the berlin wall include. This is a great little book of the artwork that was on the berlin wall between 1984 and 1990. Each volume in the at issue in history series is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. In december 1963, the atlantic monthly published a 43page supplement on berlin, the broken city. All books listed are linked to their respective page at where you can find additional information about the. It symbolised the split between not only west and east berlin, but western and eastern europe as a whole. The fall of the berlin wall has triggered much controversy and plays a major part in the shaping of the modern political ideology and beliefs. Twenty years after its fall, the wall that divided berlin and germany presents a conceptual paradox. Aug 17, 2011 berlin has been at the epicentre of history for the last century, a fact reflected in its incredibly rich literary history. The berlin wall split many families in two, which is part of the reason why escape attempts were so common.