On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 / Giovanni Botero ; translation and introduction by Geoffrey Symcox.

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"The first treatise ever written on the sociology of cities, 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, economic, demographic...

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Uniform Title:	Delle cause della grandezza delle città. English Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library.
Main Author:	Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617
Other Authors:	Symcox, Geoffrey
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	Italian
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, [2012], ©2012.
Series:	Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library.
Subjects:	Cities and towns > Early works to 1800. Cities and towns > Italy > Early works to 1800. Urban economics > Early works to 1800. Sociology, Urban > Early works to 1800.
Genre:	Early works to 1800.
Physical Description:	xxxvii, 95 pages ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

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