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EBOOK In the Wake of War:The Reconstruction of German Cities after World War II
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199879397
EAN: CCEA070CEB
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Stron: 424
Data wydania: 1993
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In 1945 Germany's cities lay in ruins, destroyed by Allied bombers `hat left major        architectural monuments badly damaged and much of the housing stock reduced to        rubble. At the war's end, observers thought that it would take forty years to        rebuild, but by the late 1950s West Germany's cities had risen anew. The housing        crisis had been overcome and virtually all important monuments reconstructed, and        the cities had reclaimed their characteristic identities. Everywhere there was a        mixture of old and new: historic churches and town halls stood alongside new housing        and department stores; ancient street layouts were crossed or encircled by wide        arteries; old city centers were balanced by garden suburbs laid out according to        modern planning principles. In this book, Diefendorf examines the questions raised        by this remarkable feat of urban reconstruction. He explains who was primarily        responsible, what accounted for the speed of rebuilding, and how priorities were set        and decisions acted upon. He argues that in such crucial areas as architectural        style, urban planning, historic preservation, and housing policy, the Germans drew        upon personnel, ideas, institutions, and practical experiences from the Nazi and        pre-Nazi periods. Diefendorf shows how the rebuilding of West Germany's cities after        1945 can only be understood in terms of long-term continuities in urban        development.

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