Sovereign city the city-state through history
The city has had a rich and tumultuous history, evolving from a powerful political entity in ancient times to its modern role as a local hub of tourism and commerce. Sovereign City examines the nature of the city's ever-changing status, as Geoffrey Parker investigates the city-state as a geopol...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion
2004.
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Colección: | Globalities.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426405306719 |
Sumario: | The city has had a rich and tumultuous history, evolving from a powerful political entity in ancient times to its modern role as a local hub of tourism and commerce. Sovereign City examines the nature of the city's ever-changing status, as Geoffrey Parker investigates the city-state as a geopolitical form and explores its distinctive niche within different types of states. This probing work analyzes the various forms of city-states throughout world history, from the Greek polis, which Plato and Aristotle considered the perfect type of state, to the Roman imperial capital, to the political role |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781282264038 9786612264030 9781861894595 |