Architecture, Power and National Identity Ed 2 建筑、权力和国民身份第 2 版

The first edition of Architecture, Power, and National Identity, published in 1992, has become a classic, winning the prestigious Spiro Kostof award for the best book in architecture and urbanism. Lawrence Vale fully has fully updated the book, which focuses on the relationship between the design of national capitals across the world and the formation of national identity in modernity. Tied to this, it explains the role that architecture and planning play in the forceful assertion of state power. The book is truly international in scope, looking at capital cities in the United States, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea.

1992年出版的第一版《建筑、权力和民族认同》已成为经典，荣获著名的 Spiro Kostof 建筑和城市规划最佳书籍奖。 Lawrence Vale 对本书进行了全面更新，重点讨论了世界各国首都的设计与现代性国家认同的形成之间的关系。 与此相关，它解释了建筑和规划在强有力的国家权力主张中所起的作用。 这本书的范围确实是国际化的，着眼于美国、印度、巴西、斯里兰卡、科威特、孟加拉国和巴布亚新几内亚的首都城市。