On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 / / Giovanni Botero ; translation and introduction by Geoffrey Symcox

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826392503321
• Autore: Botero Giovanni <1540-1617, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-4426-6542-4; 1-4426-6541-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Collana: Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetti: Cities and towns; Urban economics; Sociology, Urban; Italy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translated from the Italian.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK I. 1. What Is a Great City ; 2. On Authority ; 3. On Force ; 4. On Laying Waste the Lands of Neighbours ; 5. On Removing Peoples from Their Own Countries to Our City ; 6. On Pleasure ; 7. On Utility ; 8. On the Convenience of the Site ; 9. On the Fertility of the Land ; 10. On Convenience for Transport -- BOOK II. 1. 31 ; 2. On the Particular Methods Employed by the Romans ; 3. On Colonies ; 4. On Religion ; 5. On Universities ; 6. On Courts of Justice ; 7. On Industry ; 8. On Fiscal Privileges ; On the Possession of Some Valuable Commodity ; 10. On Political Dominion ; 11. On the Residence of the Nobility ; 12. On the Residence of the Prince -- BOOK III 1. 71 ; 2. Why Cities Do Not Grow Proportionately ; 3. On the Causes That Maintain a City's Greatness -- A Treatise. How Many People Rome Might Have Contained at the Height of Its Greatness.
• Sommario/riassunto: This edition of the treatise -- which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived -- is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary.