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020			_a9781139029933 (ebook)
020			_z9780521883597 (hardback)
020			_z9781316606612 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aDG676 _b.F47 2012
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100	1		_aFerraro, Joanne M., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aVenice : _bHistory of the Floating City / _cJoanne M. Ferraro.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (310 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis 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.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521883597
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139029933
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38916 _d38916