1st Edition
Races to Modernity Metropolitan Aspirations in Eastern Europe, 1890-1940
370 Pages
by
Central European University Press
The comparative presentation of the birth of metropolises like St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Kiev, Belgrade, or Athens confirms the importance of the Western model as well as the influence of international experts on city planning at the periphery of Europe. In addition, this volume presents an alternative perspective that aims to understand the genesis of Eastern European cities with a metropolitan... Read more
List of maps, List of tables, List of figures, List of plates, 1. Introduction, 2. The Social and the National Question in the Eastern Metropolis, 3. Urbanism Goes East: the Development of Capitals, Infrastructure, and Planning, 4. Ostmoderne? East European Modernism, 5. Bibliography, 6. List of Contributors, 7. Index
Biography
Jan C. Behrends, Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF), Potsdam, teaches East European History at Humboldt University, Berlin.
