An epic cultural journey that reveals how Venetian ingenuity and inventionsâfrom sunglasses and forks to bonds and currencyâshaped modernity. How did a small, isolated cityâwith a population that never exceeded 100, 000, even in its heydayâcome to transform western civilization? Acclaimed anthropologist Meredith Small, the author of the groundbreaking Our Babies, Ourselves examines thethe 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-laborlaws, 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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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Spark: Why Humans Invent, Create, and Explore
- Chapter 2: Venetians Created Themselves
- Chapter 3: The Seven Seas
- Chapter 4: A Most Serene Community
- Chapter 5: The Art of Medicine and the Idea of Public Health
- Chapter 6: Venetians Invented Consumerism
- Chapter 7: Venice Changes Money, Banks, Profit, and Brings Us Capitalism
- Chapter 8: The Written Word
- Chapter 9: The Venetian Way of Life: Leisure Activities
- Afterword: Tourism, High Water, and the Future of Venice
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology of Venetian Inventions
- About the Author
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
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