Exploring the social and political meanings attributed to property - specifically home ownership - this study looks at how these changed during the course of the modern city building process between 1860 and 1920. Focussing on two northern European capital cities, Berlin and Stockholm, the study contributes to the understanding of various factors that shaped the dynamic urban growth that characterized this period.In the city districts, the property owners set up local banks, insurance companies and management companies. In Rosenthaler Vorstadt, in 1893 the organisation Gnindhesitzer-Verein des Schonhauser founded an insurance company whichanbsp;...
Title | : | Property, Tenancy and Urban Growth in Stockholm and Berlin, 1860-1920 |
Author | : | Håkan Forsell |
Publisher | : | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. - 2006 |
You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.
Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.
How it works: