Cold War Berlin: Confrontations, Cultures, and Identities - Paperback

by Scott H. Krause (Editor), Stephanie Eisenhuth (Editor), Konrad H. Jarausch (Editor)

A wide range of transatlantic contributors addresses Berlin as a global focal point of the Cold War, and also assess the geopolitical peculiarity of the city and how citizens dealt with it in everyday life. They explore not just the implications of division, but also the continuing entanglements and mutual perceptions which resulted from Berlin's unique status. An essential contribution to the study of Berlin in the 20th century, and the effects - global and local - of the Cold War on a city.

Author Biography

Konrad H. Jarausch is Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Stefanie Eisenhuth is a research associate at Berlin's Humboldt University, Germany.

Scott H. Krause is a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.