TY  - BOOK
AU  - Montès,Christian
TI  - American capitals: a historical geography 
T2  - University of Chicago Geography Research Paper
SN  - 9780226080482 (cloth : alkaline paper)
AV  - E180 MON 2014
U1  - 307.760973 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The University if Chicago
KW  - Capitals (Cities)
KW  - United States
KW  - History
N1  - 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
ER  -