Berlin in the twenties : art and culture, 1918-1933
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Berlin in the twenties : art and culture, 1918-1933
Thames & Hudson, 2007
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Berlin in the 20s
Berlin der Zwanzigerjahre
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-395) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Berlin in the 1920s was home to some of the most extraordinary minds of modern times, and was a vigorous melting pot of radical new ideas and concepts in every field. Comprising essays on the key movements and figures of the era, this profusely illustrated book is a highly readable portrait of this astonishing cultural ferment and its most important protagonists.
Table of Contents
- 1. The City as Parvenu
- 2. The November Vanishing Point: Revolution and Reaction
- 3. War and Peace: Expressionism and Dada
- 4. The Aesthetics ofTruth
- 5. Unity and Purity: Utopias, Collectives, Futurism
- 5. The Modern Metropolis
- 6. High Culture
- 7. The Truth in Flight: Berlin and the Alternative Modernity
- 8. The Argument of the Masses
- 9. The Third Reich or: How Was It Possible?
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