Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization

by Meredith Small

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643135384
• ISBN13: 9781643135380
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 9.1"