Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Stories Old Towns TellCondition: NewFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/25/2023EAN: 9780300267846Subtitle: A Journey through Cities at the Heart of EuropeISBN-10: 0300267843ISBN: 9780300267846Publisher: Yale University PressDescription: A journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history “[A] fascinating chronicle.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They are never the whole story. These old towns and their turbulent histories have been key sites in Europe’s ongoing theater of politics and war. Exploring seven old towns, from Frankfurt and Prague to Vilnius in Lithuania, the acclaimed writer Marek Kohn examines how they have been used since the Second World War to conceal political tensions and reinforce certain versions of history. Uncovering hidden stories behind these old and old-seeming façades, Kohn offers us a new understanding of the politics of European history-making—showing how our visits to old towns could promote belonging over exclusion, and empathy over indifference.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmAuthor: Marek KohnGenre: Technology & EngineeringTopic: History, Science Nature & Math, Architecture & AntiquesRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Stories Old Towns Tell
Title: The Stories Old Towns Tell
Release Date: 04/25/2023
Release Year: 2023
EAN: 9780300267846
Subtitle: A Journey through Cities at the Heart of Europe
ISBN-10: 0300267843
ISBN: 9780300267846
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Topic: Architecture & Antiques
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Stories Old Towns Tell : a Journey Through Cities at the Heart of Europe
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Europe / Germany, Europe / Eastern, Historic Preservation / General, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Europe / Poland, Jewish
Item Weight: 22.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Architecture, History
Item Length: 9.4 in
Author: Marek Kohn
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Hardcover
