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The Stories Old Towns Tell

By Marek Kohn

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The Stories Old Towns Tell

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“An original take on 20th-century European history" —Alastair Bailey, Financial Times “[A] fascinating chronicle.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal A journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history   Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They are never the whole story.   These old towns and their turbulent histories have been key sites in Europe’s ongoing theater of politics and war. Exploring seven old towns, from Frankfurt and Prague to Vilnius in Lithuania, the acclaimed writer Marek Kohn examines how they have been used since the Second World War to conceal political tensions and reinforce certain versions of history.   Uncovering hidden stories behind these old and old-seeming façades, Kohn offers us a new understanding of the politics of European history-making—showing how our visits to old towns could promote belonging over exclusion, and empathy over indifference.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
329
Release Date:
2025-02-25
Publication Date:
2025-01-21
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0300281064
ISBN13:
9780300281064
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
334 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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