Malte Zierenberg

Gebundenes Buch

Berlin's Black Market

1939-1950

Beschreibung

This book puts the illegal economy of the German capital during and after World War II into context and provides a new interpretation of Germany's postwar history. The black market, it argues, served as a reference point for the beginnings of the two new German states.

Autor

Malte Zierenberg is an Assistant Professor of twentieth-century European History at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. He specializes in Urban, Economic, and Transnational Media History.

Produktdetails

• Worlds of Consumption
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-01774-1
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 577g
• ISBN-13: 9781137017741
• ISBN-10: 1137017740
• Artikelnr.: 42852298

Rezensionen

"This fascinating book responds to a strange paradox in the history of Germany after 1945. ... Zierenberg's book gives readers a rich cultural and social as well as economic history of Berlin's black markets. ... the publishers clearly made the right decision when they decided to have Zierenberg's book translated into English ... thus making it available to a wider audience of English-speaking readers. I think they will find this book as fascinating and thought provoking as I did." (David F. Crew, Journal of Modern History, Vol. 89 (4), December, 2017)

"Central Europeanists with a focus on urban history, the history of everyday life, and the culture of consumption in Berlin during the first half of the twentieth century will read Malte Zierenberg's recent monograph with keen interest and appreciation. ... Berlin's Black Market offers a fresh perspective on Berliners' experiences through several transitional periods with an emphasis on the micro-level economy and the culture of consumption. The book's sophisticated methodological approach is to be applauded." (Matthew Berg, H-German, H-Net Reviews, h-net.org, November, 2016)