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A truly unique and much needed contribution. . . . In exposing various forms of spatial transformation induced by politics and ideology across time and diverse geographies, the book argues for the multifaceted social productions of space both as a historical norm and as contemporarily relevant. Igor Marjanovic, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis

"""A truly unique and much needed contribution. . . . In exposing various forms of spatial transformation induced by politics and ideology across time and diverse geographies, the book argues for the multifaceted social productions of space both as a historical norm and as contemporarily relevant."" --Igor Marjanovic, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis ""​[Political Landscapes of Capital Cities] is a welcome contribution to the study of the spatialization of society and suggests paths that anthropologists can take to analyze political space in urban and non-urban settings alike."" --Anthropology Review Database ​​ ""[E]ngaging and interdisciplinary. . . . an important contribution to our understanding of the historical roles that space and politics play in determining the shape and memory of capital cities throughout the world. Humanists will appreciate the methodological rigor that the contributors employ in their approaches to this cohesive theme. Summing Up: Highly recommended."" --CHOICE ​""[O]utstanding contributions of an interdisciplinary group of authors trained in different methodologies. . . . offer[s]​ both scholarly and popula​r ​audiences wide-ranging perspectives in exploring, imagining, perceiving and experiencing capital cities.​""​ --Journal of Urban Cultural Studies ""This attached discourse helped deliver and gather people around a powerful, meaningful message that engages and motivates the masse, an essential element in power creation. . . remarkable collection of essays."" --studies in History & Theory of Architecture ""This volume is an excellent introduction to the consideration of the complex and recursive interrelationships of the built and natural worlds seen through the lens of human power--issues that humans have been grappling with for thousands of years"" --American Journal of Archaeology"

A truly unique and much needed contribution. . . . In exposing various forms of spatial transformation induced by politics and ideology across time and diverse geographies, the book argues for the multifaceted social productions of space both as a historical norm and as contemporarily relevant. --Igor Marjanovic, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis ?[Political Landscapes of Capital Cities] is a welcome contribution to the study of the spatialization of society and suggests paths that anthropologists can take to analyze political space in urban and non-urban settings alike. --Anthropology Review Database ?? [E]ngaging and interdisciplinary. . . . an important contribution to our understanding of the historical roles that space and politics play in determining the shape and memory of capital cities throughout the world. Humanists will appreciate the methodological rigor that the contributors employ in their approaches to this cohesive theme. Summing Up: Highly recommended. --CHOICE ? [O]utstanding contributions of an interdisciplinary group of authors trained in different methodologies. . . . offer[s]? both scholarly and popula?r ?audiences wide-ranging perspectives in exploring, imagining, perceiving and experiencing capital cities.? ? --Journal of Urban Cultural Studies A truly unique and much needed contribution. . . . In exposing various forms of spatial transformation induced by politics and ideology across time and diverse geographies, the book argues for the multifaceted social productions of space both as a historical norm and as contemporarily relevant. Igor Marjanovic, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis ?[ Political Landscapes of Capital Cities ]is a welcome contribution to the study of the spatialization of society and suggests paths that anthropologists can take to analyze political space in urban and non-urban settings alike. Anthropology Review Database

A truly unique and much needed contribution. . . . In exposing various forms of spatial transformation induced by politics and ideology across time and diverse geographies, the book argues for the multifaceted social productions of space both as a historical norm and as contemporarily relevant. --Igor Marjanovic, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis ?[Political Landscapes of Capital Cities] is a welcome contribution to the study of the spatialization of society and suggests paths that anthropologists can take to analyze political space in urban and non-urban settings alike. --Anthropology Review Database ?? [E]ngaging and interdisciplinary. . . . an important contribution to our understanding of the historical roles that space and politics play in determining the shape and memory of capital cities throughout the world. Humanists will appreciate the methodological rigor that the contributors employ in their approaches to this cohesive theme. Summing Up: Highly recommended. --CHOICE

A truly unique and much needed contribution. . . . In exposing various forms of spatial transformation induced by politics and ideology across time and diverse geographies, the book argues for the multifaceted social productions of space both as a historical norm and as contemporarily relevant. Igor Marjanovic, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis ?[ Political Landscapes of Capital Cities ]is a welcome contribution to the study of the spatialization of society and suggests paths that anthropologists can take to analyze political space in urban and non-urban settings alike. Anthropology Review Database

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Jessica Joyce Christie is associate professor of art history at East Carolina University. She specializes in the visual culture of the Maya and Inka as well as in the Southwest and Northwest of Native North America. Her research and resulting publications on palace architecture, landscapes of origin, and Inka sculpted outcrops have been supported by a summer fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks, a Research/Creativity Award from East Carolina University, and several college and departmental funding sources. Jelena Bogdanovic is assistant professor at Iowa State University. She specializes in the architectural history of Byzantine, Slavic, Western European, and Islamic cultures in the Balkans and the Mediterranean. She is coeditor of On the Very Edge: Modernism and Modernity in the Arts and Architecture of Interwar Serbia (1918-1941). Her research has been supported by several grants including those from the International Center of Medieval Art and the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities at Iowa State University. Eulogio Guzman teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with Tufts University; he specializes in the art and architecture and sociocultural history of Amerindian societies and Spanish colonial territories.

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