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| 其他作者 | Naffis-Sahely, André, |
| 劃一題名 | Se Venezia muore. English |
| 說明 | 179 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| 文字 | text |
| 無媒介 | unmediated |
| 成冊 | volume |
| 附註 | Forgetful Athens -- A Venice without Venetians -- The invisible city --Toward Chongqing -- The language of skyscrapers -- The Forma Urbis:aesthetic redemption -- How much is Venice worth? -- The paradox ofconservation, the poetics of reutilization -- Replicating Venice --History's supermarket -- The truth of the simulacrum -- Margins -- The rightto the city -- "Civic capital" and the right to work -- Spaceships ofmodernity -- Venice and Manhattan -- The architect's ethics: Hippocrates andVitruvius -- Venice: a thinking machine |
| "What is Venice worth? To whom does this urban treasure belong? Thiseloquent book by the internationally renowned art historian Salvatore Settisurgently poses these questions, igniting a new debate about the Pearl of theAdriatic and cultural patrimony at large. Venetians are increasinglyabandoning their hometown - there's now only one resident for every 140visitors - and Venice's fragile fate has become emblematic of the future ofhistoric cities everywhere as it capitulates to tourists and those whoprofit from them. In If Venice Dies, a fiery blend of history and culturalanalysis, Settis argues that "hit-and-run" visitors are turning landmarkurban settings into shopping malls and theme parks. He warns that Westerncivilization's prime achievements face impending ruin from mass tourism andglobal cultural homogenization. This is a passionate plea to secure Venice'sfuture, written with consummate authority, wide-ranging erudition andélan."--Publisher's description |
| Translated from the Italian |
| 主題 | Tourism -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Venice |
| Venice (Italy) -- Civilization |
| Venice (Italy) -- History |
| Venice (Italy) -- Social conditions |
| Venice (Italy) -- Threat of destruction |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9781939931375 (pbk.) |
| 1939931371 (pbk.) |
| 9781939931382 (hbk.) |
| 193993138X (hbk.) |
