Belonging in the Two Berlins
| Author | : John Borneman |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 1992-10-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521427150 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521427159 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (159 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Belonging in the Two Berlins by : John Borneman
Download or read book Belonging in the Two Berlins written by John Borneman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-10-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an ethnographic investigation into the meaning of German selfhood during the Cold War. Borneman shows how ideas of kin, state, and nation were constructed through processes of mirror imaging and misrecognition. Using linguistics and narrative analysis he compares the autobiographies of two generations of Berlin's residents with the official versions prescribed by the two German states.