Venice History of the Floating City |
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| Author:
| Ferraro, Joanne M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-02993-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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Following Venice's unique history from its foundation, this book analyses the city's social, cultural, religious and environmental history, as well as its politics and economy. Joanne M. Ferraro illuminates how Venice's position at the crossroads of Asian, European and North African exchange networks made it a vibrant and ethnically diverse Mediterranean cultural centre.
Following Venice's unique history from its foundation, this book analyses the city's social, cultural, religious and environmental history, as well as its politics and economy. Joanne M. Ferraro illuminates how Venice's position at the crossroads of Asian, European and North African exchange networks made it a vibrant and ethnically diverse Mediterranean cultural centre.