Author: GUITON, SHIRLEY
Title: A World by Itself - Tradition and Change in the Venetian Lagoon
Description: London, Hamish Hamilton. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0241794344). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Lawrence, John. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a small line of fading to lower front edge) with near Fine dustjacket. 202 pages. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Map endpapers. How does a community swept along in the wake of Venice's arrogant rise to power, react to the pressures and expectations of life in our technological society? The islands of Burano, Torcello, San Francesco del Deserto and Santa Christina, which form a group in the northern stretches of the lagoon, have met this challenge in differents ways. Shirley Guiton describes these small and lesser known, and less visited, islands and how they cope with modern life. A1D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Venice, Venetian Islands, Burano, Torcello, San Francesco Del Deserto, Santa Christina 0241794344 Lawrence, John


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