Venice and the Slavs: The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment

by Larry Wolff

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This book studies the nature of Venetian rule over the Slavs of Dalmatia during the eighteenth century, focusing on the cultural elaboration of an ideology of empire that was based on a civilizing mission toward the Slavs. The book argues that the Enlightenment within the "Adriatic Empire" of Venice was deeply concerned with exploring the economic and social dimensions of backwardness in Dalmatia, in accordance with the evolving distinction between...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804739463

ISBN13:9780804739467

Release Date:April 2002

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:424 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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