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title: "Black Market, Cold War: Everyday Life in Berlin, 1946-1949"
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# Black Market, Cold War: Everyday Life in Berlin, 1946-1949

**Brand:** paul steege
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        			'Steege's fascinating book is a superb example of 'history from below'. He is not the first historian to have examined the lives of the people of Berlin in this period, but no one has illuminated the interaction between daily life and global politics as effectively as he does.' Journal of European Studies
				    	
			    	
        		  
        		  
        	
          
              
        	  	  Book Description
        	  
        	  
        		  
        			This book explains how and why Berlin became the symbolic capital of the Cold War. Paul Steege anchors his account of this emerging global conflict in the terrain of a city literally shattered by World War II. In this history of everyday life, he claims for Berliners a vital role in making possible Berlin's iconic Cold War status.
				    	
			    	
        		  
        		  
        	
          
              
        	  	  Synopsis 
        	  
        	  
        		  
        			This book explains how and why Berlin became the symbolic capital of the Cold War. It brings the history of the Cold War down to earth by focusing on the messy accounts of daily struggles to survive rather than seamless narratives of diplomatic exchange. By following Berliners as they made their way from ration offices to the black markets, from allied occupation bureaus to the physical and symbolic battles for the city's streets and squares, Paul Steege anchors his account of this emerging global conflict in the fractured terrain of a city literally shattered by World War II. In this history of everyday life, he claims for Berliners a vital role in making possible Berlin's iconic Cold War status. The world saw an absolutely divided city, but everyday Berliners crossed its many boundaries, and these transgressive practices brought into focus the stark oppositions of the Cold War.
				    	
			    	
        		  
        		  
        	
          
              
        	  	  About the Author
        	  
        	  
        		  
        			Paul Steege is an Associate Professor of History at Villanova University and co-editor of the electronic discussion list H-German.

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