Author: Alan Balfour
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Rizzoli,, 1990

Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead.

This architectural and political history study presents Berlin as a city shaped by rulers, ideologies and reconstruction, tracing how its urban form asserted authority from the eighteenth century through monarchy, fascism, division and reunification. It illustrates the ways governments imposed order through planning, monuments and spatial control, creating a powerful narrative of a capital whose built environment continually reflected the struggle for power and identity.