The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989 - Rilegato

Taylor, Frederick

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ISBN 10: 0060786132 ISBN 13: 9780060786137

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2007

Riassunto

A comprehensive history of the 103-mile wall between East and West Germany describes its representation of the struggle between Soviet communism and American capitalism, the internal and external pressures that led to its dismantling, and the wall's geopolitical ramifications that remain in place today. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“The story of this ‘foetid flourishin’’ is convincingly told. . . . For those who wish to understand the rise of the Wall, this book is valuable.” (The Independent)

“A fine book, perfectly balanced between historical analysis and lively anecdote and written with great verve.” (The Literary Review)

“A thorough attempt to preserve the historical record before the moths of fading of or false memory devour it . . . an intelligent and well-researched account. His most commendable achievement is to have resuscitated those who died because of the Wall.” (The Daily Telegraph)

Frederick Taylor . . . follows up his outstanding Dresden with The Berlin Wall, and manages once again to combine serious historical research with an assured, gripping narrative. . . . Taylor’s extraordinary narrative skill [has] the pacing of a thriller and the immediacy of reportage. (The Irish Times)

“A superb narrative. . . . Taylor’s enthralling story, combined with impeccable research and its rich human interest, makes this as dramatically gripping as any of the spy thrillers that used the wall as a backdrop.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“As Taylor eloquently illustrates, the wall served the purposes of both the Eastern bloc and the major Western powers. . . . Taylor provides a fascinating and often heartbreaking account of both the human costs and the geopolitical effects.” (Booklist)

“Using personal accounts of those who lived through the brutal division of Berlin in 1961, he intricately weaves stories to form a superb, gripping narrative.” (The Bookseller)

“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.” (The Atlantic Monthly)

“There’s a serious, edifying experience to be had in reading Frederick Taylor’s comprehensive history of the Berlin Wall.” (Janet Maslin, CBS Sunday Morning)

“Gripping.” (The Denver Post)

L'autore:

Frederick Taylor studied history and modern languages at Oxford University and Sussex University. A Volkswagen Studentship award enabled him to research and travel widely in both parts of divided Germany at the height of the Cold War. Taylor is the author of Dresden and has edited and translated a number of works from German, including The Goebbels Diaries, 1939-1941. He is married with three children and lives in Cornwall, England.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060786132
• ISBN 13: 9780060786137
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 485