CITIES AND THE MAKING OF MODERN GERMANY.

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Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor. This course presents a thematic over-view of German urban history from the Renaissance to the end of the 20th century, including influential historical interpretations of urbanism and urban life. Topics covered include economic developments from city-based crafts guilds through industrialization; urban society and class structure; urban art and architecture; and the role of Berlin as capital of Prussia, united Germany, Nazi Germany, and Cold War.