Wolfgang Schivelbusch

Wolfgang Schivelbusch (* November 26, 1941 in Berlin ) is a German journalist and historian.

Schivelbusch studied in Frankfurt am Main, literature, sociology and philosophy. Since 1973 he lives in New York and Berlin. He is known primarily for its history of mentalities works. In 2003 he was honored by the Academy of Arts in Berlin with the Heinrich Mann Prize.

For his 1977 published book on the history of rail travel in 1978 he was awarded the German Prize for the essay. 2005 Schivelbusch was awarded the Science Award of Aby Warburg Foundation. In 2013 he received the Lessing Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Works

  • Socialist Drama Brecht: 3 models, Peter Hacks, Heiner Müller, Hartmut Lange ( = Luchterhand Collection Vol 139. ). Darmstadt / Neuwied 1974, ISBN 3-472-61139-1.
  • The Railway Journey: The Industrialization of space and time in the 19th century. Hanser, Munich / Vienna 1977, ISBN 3-446-12425- X. Paperback: Fischer TB 14828, Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-596-14828-6.
  • The paradise of taste and reason: A history of the tobacco. Hanser, Munich / Vienna 1980, ISBN 3-446-12984-7. Paperback: Fischer- TB 4413, Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 3-596-24413-7.
  • Intellectuals: The State of the Frankfurt intelligence in the twenties. Island, Frankfurt am Main 1982 Paperback: . Suhrkamp TB 1121, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-518-37621-7.
  • Bright Spots: On the history of artificial brightness in the 19th century. Hanser, Munich / Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-446-13793-9. Paperback: Fischer TB 16180, Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN 978-3-596-16180-5.
  • A Wilhelmine Opera ( = The Hesse - library). Island, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-458-14242-8.
  • The library of Leo: An episode from the time of the World Wars. Hanser, Munich / Vienna, 1988, ISBN 3-446-15162-1. Paperback: A ruin in the war of the spirits. Fischer TB 10367, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-596-10367-3.
  • Light, illusion and delusion: performances of electric lighting in the 20th century ( = Erco Edition). Seriously, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-433-02344-1.
  • Before the curtain. The intellectual Berlin from 1945 to 1948. Hanser, Munich / Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-446-18095-8. Paperback: Fischer TB 13375, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-596-13375-0.
  • The culture of defeat: The American South in 1865, France 1871, Germany 1918 Festival, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-8286-0165-0. . Paperback: Fischer TB 15729, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 978-3-596-15729-7.
  • Distant relatives: Fascism, Nazism, New Deal 1933-1939. Hanser, Munich / Vienna 2005, ISBN 978-3-446-20597-0. Paperback: Fischer TB 17152, Frankfurt am Main 2008, ISBN 978-3-596-17152-1.
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