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Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World
A symbol of freedom, of the human strength of will and a relic of the Cold War. Countless pieces of the Berlin Wall were scattered around the globe after the Wall fell in 1989. These pieces of Wall embody the Berliners fight for freedom. More than 240 of these sections - each weighing tonnes - can be found in over 140 countries and on every continent. They have been located for this book. Amongst those who now own sections of the Wall are Japanese businessmen, famous art collectors and all US Presidents from the last century. There are some exciting and strange, but also tragic stories behind the pieces of the Wall. The stories in this book highlight the many ways in which the Wall has been used to commemorate the Berlin Wall and the Cold War.
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Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World
A symbol of freedom, of the human strength of will and a relic of the Cold War. Countless pieces of the Berlin Wall were scattered around the globe after the Wall fell in 1989. These pieces of Wall embody the Berliners fight for freedom. More than 240 of these sections - each weighing tonnes - can be found in over 140 countries and on every continent. They have been located for this book. Amongst those who now own sections of the Wall are Japanese businessmen, famous art collectors and all US Presidents from the last century. There are some exciting and strange, but also tragic stories behind the pieces of the Wall. The stories in this book highlight the many ways in which the Wall has been used to commemorate the Berlin Wall and the Cold War.
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Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World

Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World

Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World
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Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World

Where in the World is the Berlin Wall?: 170 Sites around the World

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A symbol of freedom, of the human strength of will and a relic of the Cold War. Countless pieces of the Berlin Wall were scattered around the globe after the Wall fell in 1989. These pieces of Wall embody the Berliners fight for freedom. More than 240 of these sections - each weighing tonnes - can be found in over 140 countries and on every continent. They have been located for this book. Amongst those who now own sections of the Wall are Japanese businessmen, famous art collectors and all US Presidents from the last century. There are some exciting and strange, but also tragic stories behind the pieces of the Wall. The stories in this book highlight the many ways in which the Wall has been used to commemorate the Berlin Wall and the Cold War.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783957231864
Publisher: Berlin Story Verlag
Publication date: 11/09/2014
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
File size: 73 MB
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About the Author

Herausgeberin Dr. Anna Kaminsky - Studium an der Sektion Theoretische und angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (Schwerpunkt romanische Sprachen) an der Karl-Marx-Universität in Leipzig, 1992 Promotion Dr. phil. 1993 bis 1998 Mitarbeit in verschiedenen Forschungs- und Ausstellungsprojekten u.a. am Berliner Institut für vergleichende Sozialforschung, an der Universität Münster, der Gedenkstätte Sachsenhausen und am Deutschen Historischen Museum, seit 1998 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, seit 2001 Geschäftsführerin der Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur.

Table of Contents

Preface - Anna Kaminsky From the building of the Berlin Wall to the Fall of the Berlin Wall A Short History of the Division - Maria Nooke "There are plenty of good reasons to also not lose sight of the 13th August." Remembering the Wall since 1990 - Anna Kaminsky Where in the World is the Berlin Wall Europe North America Central America South America Africa Asia Australia and Oceania Mars Between Disappearance and Remembrance Remembering the Berlin Wall today - Rainer E. Klemke The Messages of the Wall Segments - Leo Schmidt From Concrete to Cash Turning the Berlin Wall into a Business - Ronny Heidenreich List of authors Acknowledgment Geographic Register
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