{"product_id":"if-venice-dies-9781939931375","title":"If Venice Dies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone interested in learning what is really going on in Venice should read this book.\"--\u003cb\u003eDonna Leon, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Venice and Other Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath at La Fenice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Venice worth? To whom does this urban treasure belong? This eloquent book by internationally renowned art historian Salvatore Settis urgently poses these questions, igniting a new debate about the Queen of the Adriatic and cultural patrimony at large. Venetians are increasingly abandoning their hometown--there's now only one resident for every 140 visitors--and Venice's fragile fate has become emblematic of the future of historic cities everywhere as it capitulates to tourists and those who profit from them. In \u003ci\u003eIf Venice Dies\u003c\/i\u003e, a fiery blend of history and cultural analysis, Settis argues that \"hit-and-run\" visitors are turning landmark urban settings into shopping malls and theme parks. This is a passionate plea to secure the soul of Venice, written with consummate authority, wide-ranging erudition and  lan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalvatore Settis \u003c\/b\u003eis an archaeologist and art historian and former director of the Getty Research Institute of Los Angeles and the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. He is chairman of the Louvre Museum's Scientific Council., Settis, often considered the conscience of Italy for his role in spotlighting its neglect of national heritage, is the author of several books on art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Vessel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939931375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Salvatore Settis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671451496604,"sku":"9781939931375","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c9f5fcbf-8e22-4f9c-9a2d-4b98eea6176f.jpg?v=1603925426","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/if-venice-dies-9781939931375","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}