On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 /

The first treatise ever written on the sociology of cities, Giovanni Botero's On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities (1588) marked a radical departure from previous literature on urban centres. It provided a revolutionary analysis of how cities function, and of the political,...

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Main Author:	Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617
Other Authors:	Symcox, Geoffrey
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2012]
Series:	Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library.
Subjects:	Cities and towns > Early works to 1800. Urban economics > Early works to 1800. Sociology, Urban > Early works to 1800. Villes > Ouvrages avant 1800. Économie urbaine > Ouvrages avant 1800. Sociologie urbaine > Ouvrages avant 1800.