{"product_id":"venice-fragile-city-17971997-9780300083866","title":"Venice  Fragile City: 1797-1997","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo the delight of visitorsand sometimes the dismay of residentsVenice is a city that appears to have resisted modernization. Its canals  gondolas  and picturesque buildings seem little changed since the Renaissance. This engrossing and strikingly illustrated book presents a wide-ranging cultural history of the city from 1797 until 1997  and shows how it has in fact changed and adapted and how perceptions of it have shaped its reality.  The book charts Venices architectural and urban changes  the conservation efforts to protect the city and lagoon against the sea  and the social restructuring of the city  from Napoleons conquest through the upheavals of the World Wars to the battles against depopulation and the threats posed by the sea  industrial pollution  and mass tourism. Above all  it explores the myths that surround the citycreated by writers  artists  architects  musicians  and filmmakers who have come to visit  and by the Venetians themselvesalongside the realities of living and working in a fragile city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652312784949,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300083866","price":83.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300083866.jpg?v=1781851038","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/venice-fragile-city-17971997-9780300083866","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}