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On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities.
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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University of Toronto Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Note on the Translation
- Dedication to Duchess Cornelia Orsini di Altemps
- 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.
- 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
- 9. 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.
- 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
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.