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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Meredith Francesca SmallPublisher: Pegasus Books Imprint: Pegasus Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9781639364190ISBN 10: 1639364196 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 03 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Inventing the World Small catalogs a dizzying array of Venetian innovations in this illuminating account. Small enlivens her research with personal anecdotes about her love for Venice, and moves fluidly from one topic to the next. The result is a delightful and informative cabinet of wonders. * <I>Publishers Weekly</I> * Venice does not lack admirers, but this is an inventive addition. An anthropologist at Cornell, Small emphasizes the city's social structure as she describes how one small place had an outsized influence on the development of Western culture. Venice lovers already familiar with plaudits by other travelers and historians will enjoy this different perspective. * <I>Kirkus Reviews</I> * Praise for Inventing the World Small catalogs a dizzying array of Venetian innovations in this illuminating account. Small enlivens her research with personal anecdotes about her love for Venice, and moves fluidly from one topic to the next. The result is a delightful and informative cabinet of wonders. -- Publishers Weekly Venice does not lack admirers, but this is an inventive addition. An anthropologist at Cornell, Small emphasizes the city's social structure as she describes how one small place had an outsized influence on the development of Western culture. Venice lovers already familiar with plaudits by other travelers and historians will enjoy this different perspective. -- Kirkus Reviews Author InformationMeredith 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 Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization, 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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