On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617
Otros Autores: Symcox, Geoffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2012
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban economics.
Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Sociologie urbaine > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Économie urbaine > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Villes > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sociology, Urban > Early works to 1800.
Urban economics > Early works to 1800.
Cities and towns > Italy > Early works to 1800.
Cities and towns > Early works to 1800.
Italy.
Early works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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