Bowling for communism : urban ingenuity at the end of East Germany /

This book shows how civic life functioned in East Germany's second-largest city on the eve of the 1989 Revolution by uncovering illegal and semi-legal acts of 'urban ingenuity' amid catastrophic urban decay.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Demshuk, Andrew, 1980- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Urban renewal > Germany > Leipzig > Citizen participation. Urban renewal > Political aspects > Germany > Leipzig. Urban renewal > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Communism and architecture > Germany > Leipzig. Architecture and state > Germany (East) City planning > Political aspects > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Leipzig (Germany) > Buildings, structures, etc. Leipzig (Germany) > Politics and government > 20th century. Germany (East) > Politics and government > 1989-1990.

Description
Summary:	This book shows how civic life functioned in East Germany's second-largest city on the eve of the 1989 Revolution by uncovering illegal and semi-legal acts of 'urban ingenuity' amid catastrophic urban decay.
Physical Description:	xvi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501751660 1501751662