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Item Details
| Title:
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VENICE
HISTORY OF THE FLOATING CITY |
| By: |
Joanne M. Ferraro |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£22.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521883598 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521883597 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 July, 2012 |
| Pages: |
299 |
| Description: |
Recounting Venice's unique history from its foundation, this book analyses the city's social, cultural, religious and environmental history, and its politics and economy. |
| Synopsis: |
This book is a sweeping historical portrait of the floating city of Venice from its foundations to the present day. Joanne M. Ferraro considers Venice's unique construction within an amphibious environment and identifies the Asian, European and North African exchange networks that made it a vibrant and ethnically diverse Mediterranean cultural centre. Incorporating recent scholarly insights, the author discusses key themes related to the city's social, cultural, religious and environmental history, as well as its politics and economy. A refuge and a pilgrim stop; an international emporium and centre of manufacture; a mecca of spectacle, theatre, music, gambling and sexual experimentation; and an artistic and architectural marvel, Venice's allure springs eternal in every phase of the city's fascinating history. |
| Illustrations: |
61 b/w illus. 16 colour illus. 5 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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