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The European City
Leonardo Benevolo
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Description for The European City
Paperback. A history of the European city from the early Middle Ages until the present, this book is also an account of the relationship between urban life and the history of ideas and culture. It discusses the survival of urban culture after the collapse of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 438.
This is a history of the European city from the early Middle Ages to the present. Tracing the city from the survival of urban life after the collapse of the Roman Empire to the effects of modern industrialization and transportation, Professor Benevolo's book also provides a fascinating account of the relationship between urban life and cultural and intellectual life.
This is a history of the European city from the early Middle Ages to the present. Tracing the city from the survival of urban life after the collapse of the Roman Empire to the effects of modern industrialization and transportation, Professor Benevolo's book also provides a fascinating account of the relationship between urban life and cultural and intellectual life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Making of Europe
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631198932
SKU
V9780631198932
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Ref
99-50
About Leonardo Benevolo
Leonardo Benevolo has held positions as Professor of the History of Architecture at the universities of Florence, Venice and Palermo, and visiting professorships at the universities of Yale, Columbia, Caracas, Tehran, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. His many books include The Origins of Modern Urbanism (10th edition 1989), An Introduction to Architecture (14th edition 1990), The History of Architecture and ... Read more
Reviews for The European City
"Leonardo Benevolo has achieved a remarkable double: he now only produces a convincing synthesis of the history of Europe's cities since the early Middle Ages, but also avoids superficiality and false generalization . . . a most timely, distinguished and scholarly contribution to the literature on European urban history." The Geographical Journal "Leonardo Benevolo writes with energy and ... Read more