Metamorphoses of the City /

Metamorphoses of the City is a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, from ancient city-states and empires to a universal church and the nation-state. But the nation-state is nearing the end of its line, Pierre Manent says, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manent, Pierre (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Cities and towns > History.
Cities and towns > Political aspects > History.
Cities and towns.
Civilization, Western.
Municipal government > History.
Municipal government.
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION: The Dynamic of the West
  • I. THE ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE OF THE CITY
  • II. THE ENIGMA OF ROME
  • III. EMPIRE, CHURCH, NATION
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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