American capitals : a historical geography / Christian Montès.
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TextSeries: University of Chicago geography research paper: no. 247.Publisher: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 394 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780226080482; 022608048XSubject(s): Capitals (Cities) -- United States -- History | Capitals (Cities) | United States | Bundesstaat | Hauptstadt | Stadtentwicklung | USAGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 307.760973 LOC classification: E180 | .M66 2014| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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