In the Wake of War The Reconstruction of German Cities after World War II

Name: In the Wake of War The Reconstruction of German Cities after World War II
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ISBN: 9780195072198

ISBN-10: 0195072197

ISBN-13: 9780195072198

Edition: 1993

Authors: Jeffry M. Diefendorf

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This is the first comprehensive study of the rebuilding of West Germany's cities following the Second World War. Most major urban centres had been reduced to rubble by the end of the war, yet they were rebuilt faster than anyone thought possible.Diefendorf presents a wealth of material on all aspects of reconstruction - from the bombing itself and removal of debris, to urban planning, architecture, and execution. Using the designs of city planners, the author examines continuities in urban planning and architecture that lead back into the Nazi era and before. The text is accompanied by numerous photographs selected from hundreds in Diefendorf's collection.

Book details

List price: $250.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/24/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 424
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.57" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 2.024
Language: English



Introduction



Bombs and Rubble: The Air War and Its Consequences


The War from the Air


Cities of Rubble



Work Amidst the Rubble


Rubble Clearance and the Repair of Utilities


Material for Rebuilding


Labor in the Construction Industry


Legal and Illegal Building



The Face of Reconstruction: Architectural Style


The Bauhaus and Deutscher Werkbund


Heimatschutz and Traditional Architecture


Nazi Architecture and Neoclassicism


Postwar Architecture



The Face of Reconstruction: The Role of Historic Preservation


Principles of Historic Preservation


Modernizing Cities


Determined Preservationism


Modernization and Preservation


Conclusion



The Housing Problem


Cooperative Housing


Housing Policy under the National Socialists


Postwar Housing



Town Planning to 1945


Planning Traditions before 1933


Urban Planning during the Third Reich


The Representative Cities Program


From Representative Cities to Reconstruction


Reconstruction Planning



Planning and Planners after 1945


The Postwar Planners


Planning Models


The Extremes


Pragmatic Planning


Traffic Planning


Conclusion



Reconstruction and Building Law


The Framework: Building Law and Proposals for Reform to 1945


The Postwar Debate: Defining the Scope of a New Building Law


Opposition to the New Laws: Property Rights and Politics


The Strugle for a National Building Law


Politics, Democracy, and the Law



Organizing Reconstruction


The Role of the Allied Occupation Governments


State and National Reconstruction Agencies


The National Associations and Their Affiliates


Organization at the Town Level


Traditional Practice


Extraordinary Agencies


Conclusion



Conclusion


Notes


Works Cited


Index