Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization by Small, Meredith F.

Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization

An epic cultural journey that reveals how Venetian ingenuity and inventions--from sunglasses and forks to bonds and...
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Author: Meredith F. Small
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Language: English
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Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization by Small, Meredith F.

Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization

€46,12

Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization

€46,12
Author: Meredith F. Small
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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.

Author: Meredith F. Small
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 12/01/2020
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.80w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781643135380


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/05/2020
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020

About the Author
Meredith F. Small is a professor of anthropology at Cornell University and the author of Our Babies, Ourselves; What's Love Got to Do with It?; and Female Choices. 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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