Grenzbegehung: 161 Kilometer in West-Berlin
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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A powerful and historic photographic survey documenting the perimeter of the Berlin Wall. In Grenzbegehung: 161 Kilometer in West-Berlin, photographer Hans W. Mende captures the stark, atmospheric reality of the 161-kilometer boundary line that once encircled West Berlin. Produced between 1978 and 1979, these black-and-white images offer a vital, somber record of the structure as it existed before its fall, documenting not only the physical barrier but the profound impact it had on the city’s landscape and the psyche of its residents. The volume, with accompanying text by Janos Frecot, stands as an important work of documentary photography and a significant historical artifact. It captures the "border wasteland" in the final decade of the Wall’s existence, serving as both an artistic achievement and a witness to a momentous era in modern European history. For collectors of photography, social history, or those interested in the Cold War era, this book remains a poignant and essential record of a vanished world.
Author: Hans W. Mende
Format: Paperback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A powerful and historic photographic survey documenting the perimeter of the Berlin Wall. In Grenzbegehung: 161 Kilometer in West-Berlin, photographer Hans W. Mende captures the stark, atmospheric reality of the 161-kilometer boundary line that once encircled West Berlin. Produced between 1978 and 1979, these black-and-white images offer a vital, somber record of the structure as it existed before its fall, documenting not only the physical barrier but the profound impact it had on the city’s landscape and the psyche of its residents. The volume, with accompanying text by Janos Frecot, stands as an important work of documentary photography and a significant historical artifact. It captures the "border wasteland" in the final decade of the Wall’s existence, serving as both an artistic achievement and a witness to a momentous era in modern European history. For collectors of photography, social history, or those interested in the Cold War era, this book remains a poignant and essential record of a vanished world.