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000455403 020__ $$a9781400068203 (alk. paper)
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000455403 1001_ $$aCrowley, Roger,$$d1951-
000455403 24510 $$aCity of fortune :$$bhow Venice ruled the seas /$$cRoger Crowley.
000455403 250__ $$a1st U.S. ed.
000455403 260__ $$aNew York :$$bRandom House,$$cc2011.
000455403 300__ $$axxix, 432 p., [8] p. of plates :$$bill., maps ;$$c24 cm.
000455403 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [407]-415) and index.
000455403 5050_ $$aPrologue: departure -- Part I. Opportunity: Merchant Crusaders, 1000-1204 -- Lords of Dalmatia -- The blind Doge -- Thirty-four thousand marks -- "A dog returning to its vomit" -- At the walls -- Four emperors -- "The works of hell" -- Part II. Ascent: Princes of the Sea, 1204-1500 -- A quarter and half a quarter -- Demand and supply -- "In the jaws of our enemies" -- The flag of Saint Titus -- Bridling Saint Mark -- Fight to the finish -- Stato da Mar -- "Like water in a fountain" -- City of Neptune: the view from 1500 -- Part III. Eclipse: The Rising Moon, 1400-1503 -- The glass ball -- The shield of Christendom -- "If Negroponte is lost" -- Pyramid of fire -- Hands on the throat of Venice -- Epilogue: return.
000455403 520__ $$aDraws 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.
000455403 650_0 $$aMerchants$$zItaly$$zVenice$$xHistory.
000455403 651_0 $$aVenice (Italy)$$xHistory$$y697-1508.
000455403 651_0 $$aVenice (Italy)$$xEconomic conditions$$yTo 1797.
000455403 651_0 $$aVenice (Italy)$$xCommerce$$xHistory.
000455403 651_0 $$aMediterranean Region$$xCommerce$$xHistory.
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