Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization - Tapa dura

Small, Meredith F.

 
9781643135380: Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization
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ISBN 10: 1643135384 ISBN 13: 9781643135380
Editorial: Pegasus Books, 2021

Sinopsis

An epic cultural journey that reveals how Venetian ingenuity and inventions―from sunglasses and forks to bonds and currency―shaped modernity.

How did a small, isolated city―with a population that never exceeded 100,000, even in its heyday―come to transform western civilization? Acclaimed anthropologist Meredith Small, the author of the groundbreaking Our Babies, Ourselves examines the the unique Venetian social structure that was key to their explosion of creativity and invention that ranged from the material to social. 

Whether it was boats or money, medicine or face cream, opera, semicolons, tiramisu or child-labor laws, these all originated in Venice and have shaped contemporary notions of institutions and conventions ever since. The foundation of how we now think about community, health care, money, consumerism, and globalization all sprung forth from the Laguna Veneta. 

But Venice is far from a historic relic or a life-sized museum.  It is a living city that still embraces its innovative roots.  As climate change effects sea-level rises, Venice is on the front lines of preserving its legacy and cultural history to inspire a new generation of innovators.

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Acerca del autor

Meredith F. Small is a professor of anthropology at Cornell University and the author of several books, including Our Babies, Ourselves; What's Love Got to Do with It?; and Here Begins the Dark Sea, also available from Pegasus Books. She has written for Natural History Magazine, Discover, Scientific American, and is a commentator for National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She lives in Philadelphia.

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Editorial
Pegasus Books
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1643135384
ISBN 13 
9781643135380
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
336
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