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

by Larry Wolff

Book Overview

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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804739455
• ISBN13: 9780804739450
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"