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German 1152: Berlin: Sin City, Divided City, City of the Future: History

Professor: Jill Smith Librarian: Carmen Greenlee (cgreenle@bowdoin.edu ) Spring 2014

History

Some Library catalog searches: 

 

Berlin (Germany) -- History (subject)

Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1990- (subject) 

Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990 (subject)

Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1918-1945 (subject)

World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Berlin (subject)

Relevant Databases: 

Historical Abstracts 

Academic Search Complete 

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Selected books and web sites:

Berlin / David Clay Large (A recent cultural historical work with a significant bibliography.)

Faust's metropolis : a history of Berlin / Alexandra Richie (Encyclopedic in scope with an excellent bibliography.)

The ghosts of Berlin : confronting German history in the urban landscape / Brian Ladd(architectural history within the context of Berlin's cultural tradtion)

Encyclopedia of the Cold War : a political, social, and military history Spencer C. Tucker, editor(a comprehensive reference work, not limited to Germany, but with the most recent scholarship: H-L Reference:  D840 .E63 2008 (v1.-v.5))

Berlin in the 1920's: Politics/History subsection and General Resources subsection (web-based course guide from Wellesley)

Berlin Topographies: Berlin timeline and Key Figures and Resources subsection (web guide to cultural Berlin, from Univ. of Texas Germanic Studies Dept.)