Cities at war in early modern Europe

Titel: Cities at war in early modern Europe / Martha Pollak
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010
Umfang: XV, 354 S. : Ill., Kt.
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
RVK-Notation:
ISBN: 9780521113441 ; 052111344X
Buchumschlag
X
  • Introduction
  • 1
  • The geometry of power: pentagonal citadels and the emergence of military urbanism
  • 2
  • Military culture and the dissemination of urban knowledge
  • 3
  • Siege views: the war of military images
  • 4
  • The forms of military urbanism: streets, defensive fortification, and public spaces
  • 5
  • Celebrating peace: triumphs, war games, and the transformation of urban space
  • Epilogue: fireworks and illuminated architecture