On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 / / Giovanni Botero ; translation and introduction by Geoffrey Symcox
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Botero Giovanni <1540-1617, >
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| Titolo: |
On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 / / Giovanni Botero ; translation and introduction by Geoffrey Symcox
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012 |
| ©2012 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (136 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.76 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cities and towns |
| Urban economics | |
| Sociology, Urban | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Italy |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SymcoxGeoffrey |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-6542-4 |
| 1-4426-6541-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826392503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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