GGR241H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Planned Community, Russian Empire
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Lecture five - imperial cities: st. petersburg and paris. What is the imperial city, what are the forces behind it, and how is it a product of and contribution to social inequality. What are imperial cities: st. petersburg: russian absolutist state and new city, paris: french imperial designs and huassmannization, capitals of overseas territories (ex. Great britain"s colonies: capitals of multinational empires (ex. Austrian-hungary"s vienna: ports tied to oversea empires (ex. Liverpool"s ports tied great britain: cities central to rising superpowers (ex. New york"s capitalism: cities that represent imperial power in a colonial territory (ex. Main features of the imperial city by britain) Instrumental power rests with a ruling alliance (ex. Versailles: power is embodied in a centralized state, typically constitutional (ex. Different types of imperial cities: type one: absolutist planned city (st. petersburg by catherine the great, type two: redevelopment of an imperial capital paris existing city now.
