{"product_id":"the-berlin-wall-a-world-divided-1961-1989","title":"The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989","description":"“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.” — The Atlantic Monthly\nNOW WITH AN UPDATED EPILOGUE 30 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL\nOn the morning of August 13, 1961, the residents of East Berlin found themselves cut off from family, friends, and jobs in the West by a tangle of barbed wire that ruthlessly split a city of four million in two. Within days the barbed-wire entanglement would undergo an extraordinary metamorphosis: it became an imposing 103-mile-long wall guarded by three hundred watchtowers. A physical manifestation of the struggle between Soviet Communism and American capitalism that stood for nearly thirty years, the Berlin Wall was the high-risk fault line between East and West on which rested the fate of all humanity.\nIn the definitive history on the subject, Frederick Taylor weaves together official history, archival materials, and personal accounts to tell the complete story of the Wall's rise and fall.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060786132\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0060786132.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Taylor, Frederick\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516469616698,"sku":"DBV.0060786132.VG","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0060786132-0.jpg?v=1783737485","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-berlin-wall-a-world-divided-1961-1989","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}