American capitals
Subtitle: a historical geography
By: Christian Montès
Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Paper -- number 247
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780226080482; 9780226080512
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Capitals (Cities); History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-387) and index.
Table of contents: title: Capitals: a new light on American cities and territorial processes; title: Capitals as places of memory; title: Geographical patterns in the migration of capitals; title: In search of explanatory models; title: Capital choice and the balance of power; title: Evolution of state capitals to the 1950s: the "purgatory years"; title: State capitals since the 1950s: the renaissance of forgotten cities; title: Validating models through a chronological and concrete analysis: three case studies; title: Losing status: the place of former capitals in today's America; title: State capitals today: symbols of American democracy.