Representing the state : capital city planning in the early twentieth century /
Wolfgang Sonne ; [translated from the German by Elizabeth Schwaiger].
- Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2003.
- 367 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and index.
The political iconography of the city -- Washington 1902 : national self-presentation of a consolidated democracy -- Greater Berlin 1910 : raising a European capital to imperial world status -- Canberra 1912 : searching for democratic monumentality -- New Delhi 1913 : manifestation of the empire's supremacy -- World centre of communication 1913 : the futile invention of an international city of peace -- City images and their political meaning.
3791328980 (alk. paper)
2004-275349
GBA3-V5180
City planning--History--20th century. Capitals (Cities)--History--20th century. City planning--Political aspects.