Wooden Eyes: Nine Reflections on Distance

by Carlo Ginzburg

"I am a Jew who was born and who grew up in a Catholic country; I never had a religious education; my Jewish identity is in large measure the result of persecution." This brief autobiographical statement is a key to understanding Carlo Ginzburg's interest in the topic of his latest book: distance. In nine linked essays, he addresses the question: "What is the exact distance that permits us to see things as they are?" To understand our world, suggests...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0026R1Q9E
• ISBN13: 9780231119603
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher