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City of fortune : how Venice ruled the seas /

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Draws on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations and diplomatic maneuvers to offer a complete history of Venice's centuries-long reign as a naval power and maritime trading empire.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crowley, Roger, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2011]
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Venice (Italy) > History > 697-1508.
Venice (Italy) > Economic conditions > To 1797.
Venice (Italy) > Commerce > History.
Mediterranean Region > Commerce > History.
Merchants > Italy > Venice > History.
Description
Summary:Draws on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations and diplomatic maneuvers to offer a complete history of Venice's centuries-long reign as a naval power and maritime trading empire.
Physical Description:xxix, 418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400068203 (alk. paper)
1400068207 (alk. paper)
9780679644262 (ebook)
0679644261 (ebook)