Washington 101 - M. Green, J. Yarwood, L. Daughtery, M. Mazzenga

Washington 101

An Introduction to the Nation’s Capital
Buch | Softcover
270 Seiten
2015 | 1st ed. 2014
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-49266-4 (ISBN)
53,45 inkl. MwSt
Washington 101 offers a layman's introduction to the richness and diversity of the nation's capital. An exploration of the history, politics, architecture, and people of the city and region, Washington 101 is a must-read for anyone curious to learn more about Washington.

Matthew N. Green is Associate Professor of Politics at The Catholic University of America. He is the author of The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership and has authored or coauthored a number of articles about American politics and political institutions. Julie Yarwood is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at The Catholic University of America. She is currently working on her dissertation, which examines the links between religion and politics during the New Deal through the perspective of local religious leaders. Laura G. Daughtery, PhD is Associate Professor at the National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America. She is a licensed practitioner with more than a decade of experience in Washington, DC. Prior to joining NCSSS, Daughtery spent more than two decades as a print and broadcast journalist covering Washington, DC. Maria Mazzenga, PhD is Education Archivist at the American Catholic History Research Center andUniversity Archives of The Catholic University of America. Her research and publications focus on US society and culture in the 1920-1950 period and American Catholic life. She is the author of American Religious Responses to Kristallnacht.

PART I: WASHINGTON AS SYMBOLIC CITY 1. Rome on the Potomac: The Classical Architecture of Washington 2. Memorialization, the Mall, and the National Imagination 3. A City of Magnificent Museums PART II: WASHINGTON AS POLITICAL CITY 4. Institutions, Power, and Political Community in Washington 5. A Center of American Protest 6. Political Host to the World 7. Home Rule, Race, and Revenue: The Local Politics of Washington PART III: WASHINGTON AS LIVING CITY 8. Chocolate City, Vanilla Swirl, or Something Else? Race and Ethnicity in City and Region 9. The Economic Life and Development of a Capital City 10. Neighborhoods and Suburban Communities of Washington Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 15 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 270 p. 15 illus.
Verlagsort Basingstoke
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Schlagworte Architecture • Development • Institution • Politics • Protest • Research
ISBN-10 1-349-49266-3 / 1349492663
ISBN-13 978-1-349-49266-4 / 9781349492664
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