Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-330) and index.
Contents:
Capital and capitol : an introduction -- National identity and the capitol complex -- Early designed capitals : for union, for imperialism, for independence -- Designed capitals after World War Two : Chandigarh and Brasília -- Designed capitals since 1960 -- Papua New Guinea's concrete Haus Tambaran -- Sri Lanka's island parliament -- Precast Arabism for Kuwait -- The Acropolis of Bangladesh -- Designing power and identity.
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