
Bowling for Communism
Bowling for Communism illuminates how civic life functioned in Leipzig, East Germany''s second-largest city, on the eve of the 1989 revolution by exploring acts of "urban ingenuity" amid catastrophic urban decay. Andrew Demshuk profiles the creative activism of local communist officials who, with the help of scores of volunteers, constructed a palatial bowling alley without Berlin''s knowledge or ...
Bowling for Communism illuminates how civic life functioned in Leipzig, East Germany''s second-largest city, on the eve of the 1989 revolution by exploring acts of "urban ingenuity" amid catastrophic urban decay. Andrew Demshuk profiles the creative activism of local communist officials who, with the help of scores of volunteers, constructed a palatial bowling alley without Berlin''s knowledge or ...