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Federal Town, Local City

其他書名	Building a Home and a National Capital in Early Washington, DC 1790-1850
出版	University of California, Davis, 2012
ISBN	12677586949781267758699
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MsZLmwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Between 1790 and the 1840s, the District of Columbia served as a laboratory for the ideological experiments of federal officials. Unlike the politically independent states or the loosely governed territories, national politicians could use their exclusive jurisdiction over the District to create a model community for the nation. This dissertation compares the ideological visions for the nation put forth by the parties in power with their practical answers to questions of development and spending in the capital. In this analysis, the design of the federal city, its physical, economic, and social development, and the buildings erected there all reveal the impact of federal policies regarding the District. This analytical vantage point also exposes the practical limitations encountered by federal officials seeking to influence the development of the District. In addition, this project examines District residents' efforts of to promote local growth and development. By and large, these residents bought into a vision for a grand capital city articulated by George Washington, especially the elites who wielded political, economic, and social authority there. Driven by a mixture of self-interest and national pride, these local leaders worked to make this vision a reality, even in the face of the Jeffersonian "Revolution of 1800," which greatly diminished federal support for the city. Acutely aware of the dim view of the capital held by many Americans and of the District's role as a symbol of the American nation, they embarked upon social and economic development projects the scope and scale of which often suggested national rather than local ambitions