Author: BENEVOLO, LEONARDO. IPSEN, CARL
Title: The European city / Leonardo Benevolo; translated from the Italian by Carl Ipsen
Description: Oxford ; Cambridge. USA : Blackwell 1993. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered.Series; Making of Europe. Physical description; xix. 243 p. : ill. maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index. Translated from the Italian. Contents; Emergence from the ancient world; the creation of a new urban system; the touching up of the urban environment; confrontation with the world; the difficult adjustment to the laws of perspective; the industrial city; Europe in the contemporary world. Summary; The history of the European city from the early Middle Ages until the present is also an account of the relationship between urban life and the history of ideas and culture. The author begins by discussing the survival of urban culture in the wake of the barbarian and Islamic invasions from the north and east. following the collapse of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. He continues with an examination of the great period of urban expansion between the 11th and 14th centuries. the growth of urban freedoms and the development of independent city civilizations in Flanders and Italy. The two centuries following the formation of the first European states brought concentrated power and influence to their capitals (Rome. Paris. Prague. London. Antwerp. Lisbon. Seville and Genoa). New ideas of national identity were reflected in the organization of traditional urban space. The conflict between city and country had emerged by the 16th century. and the author shows how this influenced the colonial towns of the two Americas. The book concludes with chapters on the effects of industrialization and modern transportation. in particular the impact of the car. Subjects; Cities and towns - Europe - History. Towns. History. Europe - Intellectual life. Europe. Cities Europe. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland) ; Urban communities ; History of ideas. intellectual history. Social Science / Sociology / Urban. History / Europe / General. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. ISBN: 0631173021. Weight in Kg appr.:

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