Definition of city-state in the English dictionary
The definition of city-state in the dictionary is a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Thebes, Corinth, and Rome.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITY-STATE»
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Sovereign
City: The
City-
state Through History
This title provides an examination of the rise, evolution and decline of the city-state, from ancient times to the present day.
2
Burial and Ancient Society: The Rise of the Greek
City-
State
This book differs from many topical studies of state formation in that unique and particular developments are given as much weight as those factors which are common to all early states.
3
Citadel to
City-
State: The Transformation of Greece, ...
This is a remarkable account of the historical detective work that is beginning to shed light on Dark Age Greece.
Carol G. Thomas, Craig Conant, 2009
4
Cults, Territory, and the Origins of the Greek
City-
State
Featuring extensive revisions from the original French publication and an updated bibliography, this book is essential for anyone interested in the history and culture of ancient Greece.
François de Polignac, 1995
Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures.
Mogens Herman Hansen, 2006
6
Venice Reconsidered: The History and Civilization of an ...
In contrast to earlier efforts to categorize Venice's politics as strictly republican and its society as rigidly tripartite and hierarchical, the scholars in this volume present a more fluid and complex interpretation of Venetian culture.
John Jeffries Martin, Dennis Romano, 2002
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The
City-
State in Europe, 1000-1600: Hinterland, Territory, ...
Tom Scott goes beyond the customary focus on the leading Italian city-states to include, for the first time, detailed coverage of the Swiss city-states and the imperial cities of Germany.
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From Sovereign Villages to National States:
City,
State, and ...
Dym's analysis of Central America's early nineteenth-century politics shows nation-state formation to be a city-driven process that transformed colonial provinces into enduring states.
This book looks back over the past 20 years and examines the extraordinary rise of this economic entity that is the City of London.
10
The Italian
City-
State : From Commune to Signoria: From ...
This book examines the origins and nature of this phenomenon from the fall of Rome to the eve of its consummation, the Italian Renaissance.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITY-STATE»
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Seasteading Institute aims to build floating city by 2020
An organization in which Paypal founder Peter Thiel is an investor is aiming to build a floating city-state by 2020. The Seasteading Institute says ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
City-state 'compact' to yield Attleboro grants, other help
ATTLEBORO — A new program put in place by Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito is expected to help the city save money on ... «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
Horrid Friday: To save the city, Mumbai must be made a state within …
Surat lost out because Mumbai succeeded in becoming a city-state with its own commercial vision and an openness to immigration. But today ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
