Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires: Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe

This is the first book to explore the urban and planning history of cities across Central and South-eastern Europe against a background of rising nationalism. Introductory chapters outline the political history of the area, how the developments in the different countries were interconnected and how the capital cities of each independent country or growing national movement were linked to these developments. Fourteen studies of individual cities describes their planning, urban design and architecture.

Emily Gunzburger Makaš is Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Tanja Damljanovic Conley is Advisor and Visiting Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade.

1. Introduction: Shaping Central and Southeastern European Capital Cities in the Age of Nationalism Emily Gunzburger Makaš and Tanja Damljanović Conley Part 1: South-Eastern European Capitals after the Ottoman Empire 2. Athens Eleni Bastéa 3. Belgrade Tanja Damljanović Conley 4. Bucharest Maria Raluca Popa 5. Cetinje Maja Dragičević and Rachel Rossner 6. Sofia Elitza Stanoeva 7. Tirana Gentiana Kere 8. Ankara Zeynep Kezer Part 2: Central European Capitals within and after the Hapsburg Empire 9. Budapest Robert Nemes 10. Prague Cathleen Giustino 11. Bratislava Henrieta Moravcíková 12. Cracow and Warsaw Patrice Dabrowski 13. Zagreb Sarah A. Kent 14. Ljubljana Jörg Stabenow 15. Sarajevo Emily Gunzburger Makaš 16. Conclusion: Not Just the National: Modernity and the Myth of Europe in the Capital Cities of Central and Southeastern Europe Nathaniel D. Wood