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Capital Cities: Varieties and Patterns of Development and Relocation
Rossman V.
The issue of capital city relocation is a topic of debate for more than forty countries around the world. In this first book to discuss the issue, Vadim Rossman offers an in-depth analysis of the subject, highlighting the global trends and the key factors that motivate different countries to consider such projects, analyzing the outcomes and drawing lessons from recent capital city transfers worldwide for governments and policy-makers.
Research target:
Art History
Economics and Management
Sociology (including Demography and Anthropology
Political Science, International Relations, and Public Administration
Priority areas:
state and public administration
Language:
English
Keywords: федерализмгеополитикаурбанистикапространственная экономикаspatial economicsgeopoliticscapital citypolitical geographyполитическая географияfederalismисторическая географияnation-buildingurban historystrategy of urban developmenttransformation of urban spaceиконографияiconographymodernismистория национализмаградостроительство и урбанистиканациестроительствоhistorical geographytransfer of capital cityперенос столицыurban planningurban geographystate-building social mobilityимперия и национализмurban identitytheories of nationalismethnicity and nationalismComparative Historical Studies of Empire and Nationalismтеория и практика федерализма urban developmenturban politicshypercentralizationстоличные города
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