The Republic of Venice in the 18th century / Walter Panciera ; translated by Kalina Yamboliev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panciera, Walter, 1957- author.

Contributor:

Yamboliev, Kalina, translator.

Series:

Viella history, art, and humanities ; 10.

Viella history, art and humanities collection ; 10

Standardized Title:

Repubblica di Venezia nel Settecento. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

Venice (Italy)--History--1508-1797.

Venice (Italy).

Venice (Italy)--Economic conditions--18th century.

Italy--Venice.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition: January 2021.

Other Title:

Republic of Venice in the eighteenth century

Place of Publication:

Roma : Viella, 2021.

Summary:

This book traces the last century of life of the Republic of Venice. It aims to show why the "Serenissima", unlike large countries such as France or England, was not on the way to becoming a modern nation. Until its end, the city of Venice never took the shape of a real national capital, but remained the dominant centre linking wide-ranging and diverse territories around the Adriatic. The particularism, or rather polycentrism, of its state apparatus is the key to understanding its limitations, as well as the legacy left in Venice's vast domains, reaching from Corfu to Lombardy. In the 18th century the Republic was weak compared to the great European states. Its institutions and leadership had been frozen for two centuries and there was no political reform, although Enlightenment culture diffused widely over the century. On the economic level, however, there was little sign of "decay": merchant traffic continued to prosper and there were a number of new developments in the manufacturing sphere. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Purposes of This Book

2. The Territory

1. Its characteristics

2. The borders

3. The mountains

4. The woods

5. Water resources

6. The sea

3. Politics

1. The government

2. Polycentrism

3. The fiscal system

4. Foreign affairs

4. Population and Agriculture

1. Demographic potential

2. Agricultural labour and production

3. Land ownership and management

4. Sheep husbandry

5. Economy and Society in Venice

1. Commercial services

2. The port and the merchant fleet

3. Factories and the Arsenal

4. Hospitals and confraternities

6. Economy and Society Across Venice's Domains

1. The mainland cities

2. The proto-industrial poles and districts

3. Istria, Dalmatia and the maritime domains

7. Cultural Life and Reforms

1. The Enlightenment in the Veneto

2. Religious reforms

3. Reforms of the corporate system

4. Other economic reforms

5. Educational reforms

8. Epilogue

1. The arrival of the French Republican army

2. The end of the aristocratic Republic

3. The controversial legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-130) and index.

Translation of: La Repubblica di Venezia nel Settecento. Rome : Viella, 2014.

Bound.

Venice (Veneto).

W. Panciera teaches at the University of Padua.

ISBN:

9788833137575

8833137570

OCLC:

1240311985

Publisher Number:

99988026111