Capital cities [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives = Les capitales : perspectives internationales / / edited by John Taylor, Jean G. Lengellé, and Caroline Andrew

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461594503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ottawa, : Carleton University Press, 1993
• ISBN: 1-283-53118-6; 9786613843630; 0-7735-8496-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (435 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TaylorJohn; LengelléJean G; AndrewCaroline
• Disciplina: 711/.45
• Soggetti: Capitals (Cities); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Text in English and French.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; I: WHAT IS A CAPITAL CITY?/ QU'EST-CE QU'UNE CAPITALE?; II: ROLES ET ACTIVITÉS DES CAPITALES/ THE ROLES AND ACTIVITIES OF CAPITAL CITIES; III: CAPITALS: SYMBOLISM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ CAPITALES : SYMBOLISME ET CADRE BÂTI; IV: CAPITALES DE L'AVENIR/ CAPITAL CITIES IN THE FUTURE; V: AVENUES FOR RESEARCH/ DIRECTIONS DE RECHERCHE; Capital Cities: What is a Capital?; Une capitale est-elle l'expression d'une sémiosphère nationale ou le lieu de mise en scène du pouvoir?; On the Nature of Capitals and their Physical Expression; The Changing Role of Capital Cities: Six Types of Capital City Commentary: What is a Capital?; Rôles et activités des capitales; Ancient Capital Cities and New Capital Cities of Latín America; Le Statut des capitales européennes; Ways of Governing Federal Capitals; La Circulation des femmes musulmanes dans l'espace public et politique formel : le rôle « capitale » de Tunis; Commentary: The Role and Activities of Capital Cities; Capital Cities: Does Form Follow Values?; The Creation of Washington, DC: Political Symbolism and Practical ; Problem Solving in the Establishment of a Capital City for the United States of America, 1787-1850 Cultural Hegemony and Capital Cities; Commentary: Capital Cities as Symbolic Resources; Capitales de l'avenir; Berlin or Bonn? The Dispute over Germany's Political Centre; Capitale-ville, Ville-capitale, une approche holistique; Comment une capitale devient macrocéphale en Afrique subsaharienne : le cas de Lomé au Togo (Afrique de l'ouest); Capital Cities in Europe: Directions for the Future; World City/Capital City: New York in the Changing Global System Commentaire: capitales de l'avenir; Directions de recherche: Introduction; Ottawa, Christaller, Horowitz and Parsons