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Montès, Christian,

American capitals : a historical geography / Christian Montès. - 394 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - University of Chicago geography research paper ; number 247 . - University of Chicago geography research paper ; no. 247. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-387) and index.

Capitals: a new light on American cities and territorial processes -- Capitals as places of memory -- Geographical patterns in the migration of capitals -- In search of explanatory models -- Capital choice and the balance of power -- Evolution of state capitals to the 1950s: the "purgatory years" -- State capitals since the 1950s: the renaissance of forgotten cities -- Validating models through a chronological and concrete analysis: three case studies -- Losing status: the place of former capitals in today's America -- State capitals today: symbols of American democracy.

ISBN: 9780226080482 022608048X

Standard No.: 40023305006

LCCN: 2013031757

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB386653 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016503049 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Capitals (Cities)--History.--United States
Capitals (Cities)
Bundesstaat.
Hauptstadt.
Stadtentwicklung.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
USA.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: E180 / .M66 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 307.760973