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Title: Scholarly history and a joy to read.
Review: Knowing little of Venetian history, I picked up this book with no particular expectations. I left it fascinated by Venice's unique place in Mediterranean and European history. Venice's history, like Venice itself, pulls together very different peoples and customs and makes of them something not quite describable in commonplace terms. I read this book anticipating a trip to Venice and am sure it will make all the difference in my appreciation of that city.
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