Berlin under the New Empire 2 Volume Set

Its Institutions, Inhabitants, Industry, Monuments, Museums, Social Life, Manners, and Amusements
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-108-06491-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Medienkombination, Englisch, 990 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1440 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - European History

In the wake of German unification in 1871, Berlin became a place of increased interest to the other nations of Europe. The journalist Henry Vizetelly (1820–94) made his first journey to the capital of the new empire in 1872. Based on observations from a series of visits, this two-volume work presents a witty and detailed portrait of the city and its inhabitants. In Volume 1, Vizetelly sketches a brief history of the city and its development from the thirteenth century. Chapters explore aspects of Berlin culture and society as well as political and military personalities. Topics covered in Volume 2 include the Prussian Landtag, the Reichstag, places of education, palaces, churches and museums, and restaurants, cafés and beer gardens. Illustrated with hundreds of engravings from designs by German artists, the work first appeared in 1879. Vizetelly's Paris in Peril (1882) and Glances Back through Seventy Years (1893) are also reissued in this series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vizetelly, Henry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Preface; 1. En route; 2. First impressions of Berlin; 3. Ancient Berlin; 4. Development of Berlin; 5. Modern Berlin; 6. The Berlinese in society; 7. The Berlinese at home; 8. Berlin wird Weltstadt; 9. Unter den Linden; 10. The Thiergarten; 11. Berlin en fete; 12. The autumn military manoeuvres; 13. Wilhelm I; 14. Scions of the house of Hohenzollern; 15. Reichs-Kanzler von Bismarck; 16. Prussian generals; 17. The Prussian army; 18. The Prussian army (cont.); 19. The Prussian army (cont.); 20. The Prussian army (cont.); 21. The Prussian army (cont.); 22. War schools; Appendix. Volume 2: 1. The Prussian Landtag; 2. The Reichstag; 3. Berlin elementary and middle schools; 4. Berlin higher schools; 5. Berlin universities; 6. Berlin students; 7. Berlin scepticism; 8. The Schloss, imperial palaces, museums, and churches; 9. The Rathaus and the Stadtrath; 10. The Berlin Börse; 11. The financial crash; 12. The commerce and industry of Berlin; 13. Berlin theatres; 14. Music at Berlin; 15. Cafés-chantants and Tanz-Saele; 16. Restaurations; 17. Bier-Lokalen and Bier-Gärten; 18. Wein-Stuben, Conditoreien, and Delicatessen-Keller; 19. Berlin markets; 20. Berlin vehicles; 21. The Berlin Feuerwehr; 22. Berlin newspaper; 23. Satire at Berlin; 24. German socialism; Appendix.