Metamorphoses of the City / / Pierre Manent.
Metamorphoses of the City is a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, from ancient city-states and empires to a universal church and the nation-state. But the nation-state is nearing the end of its line, Pierre Manent says, and...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION: The Dynamic of the West -- I. THE ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE OF THE CITY -- II. THE ENIGMA OF ROME -- III. EMPIRE, CHURCH, NATION -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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| Summary: | Metamorphoses of the City is a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, from ancient city-states and empires to a universal church and the nation-state. But the nation-state is nearing the end of its line, Pierre Manent says, and what will supplant it remains to be seen. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780674726437 9783110317350 9783110317121 9783110317114 9783110374889 9783110374902 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
| DOI: | 10.4159/harvard.9780674726437 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Pierre Manent. |