Christie, Jessica Joyce, editorBogdanoviç, Jelena, editorGuzmán, Eulogio, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2016-09-012016-09-012016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/177058Includes bibliographical references and index.Investigates the transformation of landscapes into culturally constructed and ideologically defined political environments of capital cities. In this spatially inclusive, socially dynamic interpretation, an interdisciplinary group uses a methodology to expose the associations between human-made environments and the natural landscape that accommodate socio-political needs of governmental authority.--Provided by publisher.Introduction: The Spatial Turn and Political Landscapes of Capital Cities -- 1. Akhenaten's Amarna in New Kingdom Egypt: Relations of Landscape and Ideology -- 2. "Memorials of the Ability of Them All": Tetrarchic Displays in the Roman Forum's Central Area -- 3. The Relational Spiritual Geopolitics of Constantinople, the Capital of the Byzantine Empire -- 4. Beyond the Ashes: The Making of Bangkok as the Capital City of Siam -- 5. Monumental Perceptions of the Tiwanaku Landscape -- 6. The Inka Capital Cusco as the Model of an Imperial Cultural Landscape -- 7. Making Landfall: Anchoring Authority in the Public and Private Political Sphere of the Basin of Mexico -- 8. Provincial Capital vs. Peasant Capital: A Subaltern Perspective on Urban Rise and Fall from Grace -- 9. La Parola al Piccone: Demonstrations of Fascism at the Imperial Fora and the Mausoleum of Augustus -- 10. Tehran: A Revolution in Making -- Conclusions: Ontological Relations and the Spatial Politics of Capital Cities.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Capitals (Cities)Cities and towns, AncientSpace -- Political aspectsLandscape archaeology -- Political aspectsPolitical anthropologyTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.