Main entry:

Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.

Description:

xxxvii, 95 pages ; 24 cm.

Series:

The Da Ponte library series

Notes:
Originally published in Italian in 1588 under the title: Delle cause della grandezza delle città.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book I. What is a great city -- On authority -- On force -- On laying waste the lands of neighbours -- On removing peoples from their own countries to our city -- On pleasure -- On utility -- On the convenience of the site -- On the fertility of the land -- On convenience for transport -- Book II. On the particular methods employed by the Romans -- On colonies -- On religion -- On universities -- On courts of justice -- On industry -- On fiscal privileges -- On the possession of some valuable commodity -- On political dominion -- On the residence of the nobility -- On the residence of the prince -- Book III. Why cities do not grow proportionately -- On the causes that maintain a city's greatness -- A treatise. How many people Rome might have contained at the height of its greatness.
Translated from the Italian.

Summary:

"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, economic, demographic, and geographic factors that cause their growth and decline. Noteworthy too is Botero's original use of sources in his analysis: moving beyond familiar classical and biblical references, he drew remarkable insights from reports by travelers and missionaries about cities in the non-European world, especially in China. Though seminal in the history of urban studies, On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities has not been available in a modern English translation until now. This edition--which includes an introduction by Geoffrey Symcox on the intellectual context within which Botero's treatise was conceived--is a must-read for anyone interested in urban life and the development of cities."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9781442645073
1442645075

Subject:

Botero, Giovanni 1544-1617
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.
Cities and towns.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban economics.
Stadtwirtschaft
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtsoziologie
Städer.
Städer ekonomiska förhållanden.
Stadssociologi.

Form/genre:

Early works.

Added entries:

Symcox, Geoffrey.
Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282164
Call No.: HT111 .B6713 2012
Status: Available