This book offers an archaeological study on Chinas ancient capitals. Using abundant illustrations of ancient capital sites, it verifies the archaeological discoveries with documentary records. The author introduces the dynamical interpretation of each ancient capital to the inte…
"In The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750, Jelle Bruning maps al-Fusṭāṭ's development from a garrison town founded by Muslim conquerors near modern Cairo (Egypt) in c. 640 C.E. into a bustling provincial capital a century later. Synthesising contemp…
Introduction : spectacular urbanism and the new capitals of Asia -- Approaching spectacle geographically -- From Almaty to Astana : capitalizing the territory in Kazakhstan -- From Astana to Aral : making inequality enchant in Kazakhstan's hinterlands -- From Astana to Asia : sp…
Japan's ability to develop its own brand of modernity has often been attributed in part to the sophistication of its cities. Concentrating on Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo, the contributors to this volume weave together the links between past and future, memory and vision, symbol and str…
Introduction / Enid Slack and Rupak Chattopadhyay -- Canberra, Australia / Graham Sansom -- Brussels, Belgium / Caroline van Wynesberghe -- Ottawa, Canada / Almos Tassonyi -- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Assefa Fiseha -- Berlin, Germany / Horst Zimmermann -- New Delhi, India / Om Pra…
Examines federal policies towards capital cities, with an emphasis on how capital cities are funded and governed, and the extent to which the federal government compensates them for their unique role.
