Capital Cities - Les Capitales : International Perspectives - Perspectives Internationales

Annotation 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 Cover Contents Introduction I: WHAT IS A CAPITAL CITY?/ QU'EST-CE QU'UNE CAPITALE? 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? II: ROLES ET ACTIVITÉS DES CAPITALES/ THE ROLES AND ACTIVITIES OF CAPITAL CITIES 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 III: CAPITALS: SYMBOLISM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ CAPITALES : SYMBOLISME ET CADRE BÂTI 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 IV: CAPITALES DE L'AVENIR/ CAPITAL CITIES IN THE FUTURE 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 V: AVENUES FOR RESEARCH/ DIRECTIONS DE RECHERCHE Directions de recherche: Introduction Ottawa, Christaller, Horowitz and Parsons