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Turin, 1564-1680 : urban design, military culture, and the creation of the absolutist capital

Martha D. Pollak

University of Chicago Press, 1991

  • : alk. paper
  • : pbk : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: alk. paper ISBN 9780226673424

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"The story of Turin's transformation is well told. . . . Pollak's account of the financial machinations of the Dukes in their efforts to acquire properties, and to pay for fortifications by taxing betterment on enclosed land, is one of the best parts of the book."--Simon Pepper, "Times Literary Supplement"
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: pbk : alk. paper ISBN 9780226673448

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The story of Turin's transformation is well told. . . . Pollak's account of the financial machinations of the Dukes in their efforts to acquire properties, and to pay for fortifications by taxing betterment on enclosed land, is one of the best parts of the book.--Simon Pepper, Times Literary Supplement

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