American capitals : a historical geography / Christian Montès.
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TextSeries: University of Chicago Geography Research Paper ; number 247Publication details: Chicago: The University if Chicago, 2014.Description: 394 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780226080482 (cloth : alkaline paper)
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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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