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9781137426246
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Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Washington as Symbolic City -- Introduction to Part I -- 1 Rome on the Potomac: The Classic Architecture of Washington -- The Creation of a Planned City -- Explaining L'Enfant's Map -- The Introduction of Neoclassicism -- Finding Symbolism in Washington Architecture -- Washington Architecture in the Nineteenth Century -- Old Styles, New Symbolism: The McMillan Plan -- Implementing and Evaluating the McMillan Plan -- Conclusion -- 2 Memorialization, the Mall, and the National Imagination -- Memorial vs. Monument -- Memorials, Monuments, and the Power of Commemorative Experience -- Memorials, Monuments, and Changing Views of Space -- Changing Styles and Meanings: Three Examples -- Freedom -- The Lincoln Memorial -- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall -- Conclusion -- 3 A City of Magnificent Museums -- The Purpose and Role of a Museum -- The Place and Power of Museums in Washington -- Preserving National Identity -- Constructing Memory -- Looking Forward -- Part II: Washington as Political City -- Introduction to Part II -- 4 Institutions, Power, and Political Community in Washington -- The Political City, Loved and Hated -- Congress and the Presidency on Their Home Turf -- What Is Washington's Political Community? -- Social Groups and Hierarchies in the Political Community -- Social Connections and Events in the Political Community -- Conclusion -- 5 A Center of American Protest -- Historical Background -- Coxey's Army -- Protests in Washington after Coxey -- The 1963 March on Washington -- The Future -- 6 Political Host to the World -- A Brief History -- Space, Location, and International Prestige -- The Opportunities and Hazards of an International Political City -- Conclusion
Inhalt:
7 Home Rule, Race, and Revenue: The Local Politics of Washington -- Self-Governance and Congressional Representation -- Race and Racial Politics -- Budget Politics -- Conclusion -- Part III: Washington as Living City -- Introduction to Part III -- 8 Chocolate City, Vanilla Swirl, or Something Else? Race and Ethnicity in City and Region -- Black Antebellum Washington -- The Civil War and Postbellum Black Washington -- Growing Racism and New Migration -- Black Washington from the 1930s to the 1960s -- The 1970s to Today: New Challenges and New Opportunities -- Washington as a City of Immigrants -- European Immigrants in Washington -- The Chinese and Other Asians -- Newer Immigrants: Latin Americans and Africans -- Conclusion: The Changing Demography of a Capital City -- 9 The Economic Life and Development of a Capital City -- A Brief Economic History of Washington -- Government as Regional Economic Engine -- Economic Diversity -- City vs. Suburbs, East vs. West, Rich vs. Poor, Black vs. White -- Conclusion -- 10 Neighborhoods and Suburban Communities of Washington -- Developing into a Residential City -- The City's Growth and the Development of Its Neighborhoods -- The Role of Transportation Systems -- The African American Experience -- Community Action Groups -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Bibliography -- Index
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ISBN 9781137433381
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Green, M Washington 101 : An Introduction to the Nation’s Capital New York : Palgrave Macmillan US,c2014 ISBN 9781137433381
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