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Venice, Fragile City : 1797-1997 by Margaret Plant (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300083866
ISBN-139780300083866
eBay Product ID (ePID)2011489
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
Publication NameVenice, Fragile City : 1797-1997
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEurope / Italy
Publication Year2003
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorMargaret Plant
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight87.6 Oz
Item Length1.1 in
Item Width0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-043770
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal945/.31
SynopsisTo the delight of visitors--and sometimes the dismay of residents--Venice is a city that appears to have resisted modernization. Its canals, gondolas, and picturesque buildings seem little changed since the Renaissance. This engrossing and strikingly illustrated book presents a wide-ranging cultural history of the city from 1797 until 1997, and shows how it has in fact changed and adapted and how perceptions of it have shaped its reality. The book charts Venice's architectural and urban changes, the conservation efforts to protect the city and lagoon against the sea, and the social restructuring of the city, from Napoleon's conquest through the upheavals of the World Wars to the battles against depopulation and the threats posed by the sea, industrial pollution, and mass tourism. Above all, it explores the myths that surround the city--created by writers, artists, architects, musicians, and filmmakers who have come to visit, and by the Venetians themselves--alongside the realities of living and working in a fragile city.
LC Classification NumberDG678.5.P53 2002
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