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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808396603321

Autore

Taylor John

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, : Carleton University Press, 1993

ISBN

1-283-53118-6

9786613843630

0-7735-8496-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorJohn

LengelléJean G

AndrewCaroline

Disciplina

711/.45

Soggetti

Capitals (Cities)

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

Sommario/riassunto

An unusual look at the nature and role of capital cities around the world - past, present and future. The 24 papers by scholars from many countries and disciplines present their thinking on capital cities, with contributions from Amos Rapoport, Claude Raffestin, Peter Hall and Anthony Sutcliffe. 16 papers in English, 8 in French.