Tag Archives: Germany

Conveying Urban History Through Apps: Berlin’s Kudamm ’31

Posted on 1. March 2017 by Global Urban History

By Viola Benz and Birgit Wienand, Freie Universität Berlin Recent years have seen an enormous growth of possibilities for historians to engage with a wider public beyond the academy. Urban history has benefited from these changes, particularly as cheaper airfare … Continue reading →

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Berlin, 1873: A New Imperial Center and a Transatlantic Financial Crisis

Posted on 25. January 2016 by Global Urban History

Catherine Davies, FernUniversität in Hagen When thinking about the interrelationship between the urban and the global, stock exchanges may yield valuable insights. A quintessentially urban locale, they were often seen as institutions that brought global events home with much force … Continue reading →

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