Venice: History of the Floating City

Cambridge Univ. Press, New York, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 268 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket has been protected by it's library plastic cover.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. 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 center. 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 center of manufacture; a mecca of spectacle, theater, 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; European History; Italy; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780521883597. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9573. . 9780521883597