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Power and architecture : the construction of capitals and the politics of space / edited by Michael Minkenberg ; contributors Christoph Asendorf [and eleven others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Space and place ; Volume 12.
- Space and Place ; Volume 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Liberalism.
- Democracy and architecture.
- Capitals (Cities)--Case studies.
- Capitals (Cities).
- Architecture and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state's political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the "invention" of the nation. Capitals capture the imagination of natives, visitors and outsiders alike, yet also express the outcomes of power struggles within the political systems in which they operate. This volume addresses the reciprocal relationships between identity, regime formation, urban planning, and public architecture in the Western world
- Contents:
- Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Maps; Introduction- Power and Architecture: The Construction of Capitals, the Politics of Space, and the Space of Politics; Chapter 1- Capital Architecture and National Identity; Chapter 2- A City of the People, by the People, for the People?: Democracy and Capital-Building in Washington, DC, Ottawa, Canberra, and Brasilia; Chapter 3- Capital-Building in Post-War Germany; Chapter 4- Berlin: Three Centuries as Capital; Chapter 5- Image, Itinerary, and Identity in the ""Third"" Rome
- Chapter 6- ""A Capital without a Nation"": Red Vienna, Architecture, and Spacial Politics between the World WarsChapter 7- The Ruins of Socialism: Reconstruction of Socialism: Reconstruction and Destruction in Warsaw; Chapter 8- State Building as an Urban Experience: The Making of Ankara; Chapter 9- Building Capital Mindscapes for the European Union; Notes on Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781782380108
- 1782380108
- OCLC:
- 881510055
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