An Imperial Adventus into a City of Warehouses: History, Modernity, and Urbanity in the Symbolic and Material Construction of Hamburg's Free Port

The article analyzes the contemporary material, political, and symbolic construction of Hamburg's free port, zooming in on its festive opening in 1888, when Kaiser Wilhelm II visited to perform this ceremonious act. Asking why the “Speicherstadt” (warehouse city) was right away dubbed a “city”...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Central European history 2024-09, Vol.57 (3), p.311-337
1. Verfasser:	Heerten, Lasse
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Case studies Cities Debates Historians Middle class Modernity Political power Rites & ceremonies Symbolism Urbanization Warehouses
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