Building the Body Politic: Power and Urban Space in Washington, D.C. - Couverture rigide

Farrar, Margaret E

 
9780252032271: Building the Body Politic: Power and Urban Space in Washington, D.C.
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0252032276 ISBN 13 : 9780252032271
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2008

Synopsis

Building the Body Politic demonstrates how the language of urban planning shapes political imagination, and limits the possibilities for change available to cities and citizens. The book represents three key moments in Washington, D.C., planning history that offer rich insight into changing ideas about cities, citizens, and politics: alley and tenement reform and the Senate Park Commission Plan for re-shaping the Washington Mall (1900); urban renewal and the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act (1950-60); and the implementation of a citywide surveillance system and the Monuments and Memorials Master Plan (2001). Margaret Farrar expertly draws from political theory, cultural geography, and urban studies in her examination of the relationships among spaces, citizens, and power in the context of planning Washington.

In addition to the realities of Washington's built environment, Farrar describes the role of a capital city in a democracy. More than any other place, a principle function of the architecture and design of a capital city is to create citizens. In doing so, some groups and interests are legitimized, while others are rendered irrational, illegitimate, or often quite literally out of place. In carefully tracing shifting urban planning vocabularies over the course of the twentieth century, Farrar offers valuable insight into how power is conveyed, deployed, consolidated, and negotiated through language.

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À propos de l?auteur

Margaret E. Farrar is an associate professor of political science at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

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Éditeur
University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0252032276
ISBN 13 
9780252032271
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
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Personne responsable
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