Berlin - Washington, 1800–2000
Capital Cities, Cultural Representation, and National Identities

Table of Contents

Preface Christof Mauch
Part I. Cities as Capitals on a Global Scale:
1. Capitals in modern history: inventing urban spaces for the nation Andreas W. Daum
Part II. The Capital in the Nation:
2. Siting the capital: between Bundesdorf and Metropolis Ken Bowling and Ulrike Gerhard
3. Written capitals: national images and capital topography in travel literature Walter Erhard
4. Prime meridians, national time, and symbolic authority of capitals in the nineteenth century Martin H. Geyer
5. Washington and Berlin: national capitals in a networked world Carl Abbott
Part III. Architecture, Memory, and Space:
6. Monumental architecture and national identity in Berlin: the case of national socialism Dietmar Schirmer
7. Memorializing the Holocaust in Berlin and Washington Janet Ward
8. Capital Gardens: the Mall in Washington and the Tiergarten in Berlin Christof Mauch
9. Socialism on display: East Berlin as a capital Brian Ladd
Part IV. Political Power and Capital Functions:
10. Washington, D.C. under Federal Rule, 1871–1945 Alan H. Lessoff
11. 'Everyday' protest and the culture of conflict in Berlin Belinda Davis
12. Marches on Washington and the creation of National Public Spaces, 1894 to the present Lucy Barber.

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