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Leaps in time : a brief history of Basel

Title

Leaps in time : a brief history of Basel / edited by Jonathan Büttner, Gudrun Piller and Daniel Suter on behalf of Basel Historical Museum

Publication

[Basel] : Christoph Merian Verlag, [2020]
©2020

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Description

172 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs, maps; 25 cm

Summary

Some 200,000 people from 200 nations live in Basel in the early 2020s. The city is the centre of a large tri-national region. Yet how did Basel become what it is today? This publication offers a concise overview of the events and developments that have shaped the city and the region. Both noteworthy and everyday objects guide us through its history - beginning with the earliest human traces up to objects of the present time. City views, maps, models and numerous historical photographs visualise the rapid transformation that started in the 1850s. Contemporary history is examined on the basis of six themes: the relations between the two Basel cantons, immigration and migration, the role of the pharma industry, or handling space and nature. The richly illustrated book offers a wide readership an immediate and clear access to Basel history. -- (from back cover)

Subject

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Pictorial works.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170).

Exhibitions (note)

Exhibition held at the Historisches Museum in Basel, Switzerland (August 21, 2020 - March 28, 2021).

ISBN

9783856169336
3856169334

LCCN

9783856169336

OCLC

on1191808495
SCSB-14231929

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library