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Berlin Calling
Paul Hockenos
其他書名
A Story of Anarchy, Music, The Wall, and the Birth of the New Berlin
出版The New Press, 2017-05-23
主題History / Europe / EasternArt / Art & PoliticsMusic / Genres & Styles / PunkPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
ISBN16209719689781620971963
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=j0c2DgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋An exhilarating journey through the subcultures, occupied squats, and late-night scenes in the anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the wall

Berlin Calling is a gripping account of the 1989 "peaceful revolution" in East Germany that upended communism and the tumultuous years of artistic ferment, political improvisation, and pirate utopias that followed. It’s the story of a newly undivided Berlin when protest and punk rock, bohemia and direct democracy, techno and free theater were the order of the day.

In a story stocked with fascinating characters from Berlin’s highly politicized undergrounds—including playwright Heiner Müller, cult figure Blixa Bargeld of the industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten, the internationally known French Wall artist Thierry Noir, the American multimedia artist Danielle de Picciotto (founder of Love Parade), and David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust incarnation—Hockenos argues that the DIY energy and raw urban vibe of the early 1990s shaped the new Berlin and still pulses through the city today.

Just as Mike Davis captured Los Angeles in his City of Quartz, Berlin Calling is a unique account of how Berlin became hip, and of why it continues to attract creative types from the world over.