Wall Memorials and Heritage: The Heritage Industry of Berlin's Checkpoint Charli

Description: Wall Memorials and Heritage by Sybille Frank Analysing the transformation of Berlins former Allied border control point, "Checkpoint Charlie," into a global heritage industry, this volume provides an introduction to, and a theoretically informed structuring of, the interdisciplinary international heritage debate. This crucial case study demonstrates that an unregulated global heritage industry has developed in Berlin which capitalizes on the internationally very attractive – but locally still very painful – heritage of the Berlin Wall. Frank explores the conflicts that occur when private, commercial interests in interpreting and selling history to an international audience clash with traditional, institutionalized public forms of local and national heritage-making and commemorative practices, and with the victims perspectives.Wall Memorials and Heritage illustrates existing approaches to heritage research and develops them in dialogue with Berlins traditions of conveying history, and the specific configuration of the heritage industry at "Checkpoint Charlie". Productively integrating theory with empirical evidence, this innovative book enriches the international literature on heritage and its economic and political contexts. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sybille Frank is Professor in the School of Planning, Department of Sociology at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Table of Contents Introduction: Heritage as an Under-Researched Academic Field Part 1: Theoretical Foundations: The Anglo-American Heritage Debate 1. How it Began: The Debate on the British Heritage Industry 2. International Outreach: Heritage as a Global Field of Sociocultural Practice Part 2: Empirical Findings: The Conflicts around Checkpoint Charlie 3. From Checkpoint to "Chequepoint": Introduction to the History of and the Diverse Stakeholders at Checkpoint Charlie 4. First Conflict: From Checkpoint to "Cheekpoint" 5. Second Conflict: From Checkpoint to "Shockpoint" 6. Checkpoint Charlie as a Victims Place and the Impossibility of Learning from Disney 7. Disneyfication as Cultural Combat Term 8. Pitfalls and Loopholes of Local Governance Conclusion: The Unregulated Formation of a Heritage Industry at Checkpoint Charlie Review "The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years before crumbling in the midst of popular protests that begin in November 1989. This year will mark the 28th anniversary of its fall. Thus, it seems timely to consider the ways that Germans have sought to remember the barrier that divided them for so long. Using Checkpoint Charlie as her focus, Frank (sociology, Technische Univ. Berlin) examines the debates surrounding the commemoration of the wall. She devotes the first part of her ambitious new book to a theoretical exploration of the concept of heritage and provides a thorough review of recent literature on the topic. Here, she makes the argument that heritage research should become a subdiscipline of its own in the field of sociology. The books second part traces the complicated—and often contentious—discussions that have transpired since the 1990s regarding how Checkpoint Charlie specifically, and the Berlin Wall more generally, should be memorialized. This fascinating history of commemoration in reunified Germany identifies the interests of both public and private stakeholders and illuminates how competing agendas often led to misunderstandings and conflict. Summing Up: Highly recommended"- B. M. Puaca, Christopher Newport University in CHOICE Details ISBN0815346727 Author Sybille Frank Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc ISBN-10 0815346727 ISBN-13 9780815346722 Format Paperback Subtitle The Heritage Industry of Berlins Checkpoint Charlie Country of Publication United States Affiliation Technical University of Berlin, Germany Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-01-10 DEWEY 943.155087 Short Title Wall Memorials and Heritage Language English UK Release Date 2018-01-10 AU Release Date 2018-01-10 NZ Release Date 2018-01-10 US Release Date 2018-01-10 Series Routledge Studies in Heritage Translator Jessica Spengler Pages 296 Alternative 9781138782938 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119354760;

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