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Author Small, Meredith F., author.

Title Inventing the world : Venice and the transformation of Western civilization / Meredith F. Small.

Edition First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publication Info. New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2043349~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  945.31 SMA    AVAILABLE
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Description xvi, 333 pages ; 24 cm
Summary "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. The foundation of how we now think about community, health care, money, consumerism, and globalization all sprung forth from the Laguna Veneta. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-285) and index.
Subject Venice (Italy) -- Civilization.
Venice (Italy) -- Social conditions.
Venice (Italy) -- History.
Technological innovations -- Italy -- Venice -- History.
Civilization, Western -- Venitian influences.
ISBN 9781643135380
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