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Forest on the Sea
Karl Appuhn
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Description for Forest on the Sea
Hardback. It sheds new light on how cultural conceptions about nature influenced political policies for resource conservation and land management in Venice. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13, 3 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; RGBL; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Wood was essential to the survival of the Venetian Republic. To build its great naval and merchant ships, maintain its extensive levee system, construct buildings, fuel industries, and heat homes, Venice needed access to large quantities of oak and beech timber. The island city itself was devoid of any forests, so the state turned to its mainland holdings for this vital resource. A Forest on the Sea explores the history of this enterprise and Venice's efforts to extend state control over its natural resources. Karl Appuhn explains how Venice went from an isolated city completely dependent on foreign suppliers ... Read more
Wood was essential to the survival of the Venetian Republic. To build its great naval and merchant ships, maintain its extensive levee system, construct buildings, fuel industries, and heat homes, Venice needed access to large quantities of oak and beech timber. The island city itself was devoid of any forests, so the state turned to its mainland holdings for this vital resource. A Forest on the Sea explores the history of this enterprise and Venice's efforts to extend state control over its natural resources. Karl Appuhn explains how Venice went from an isolated city completely dependent on foreign suppliers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801892615
SKU
V9780801892615
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About Karl Appuhn
Karl Appuhn is an assistant professor of history and environmental studies at New York University.
Reviews for Forest on the Sea
A useful work for upper-level students doing in-depth research. Choice The work of Karl Appuhn, based on extensive archival research and rich technical insights, offers a major study devoted to the social, economic, administrative, and political aspects of Venetian forest management.
David Celetti Renaissance Quarterly Magisterial.
John M. Hunt Journal of Modern History A wonderful study of Venetian ... Read more
David Celetti Renaissance Quarterly Magisterial.
John M. Hunt Journal of Modern History A wonderful study of Venetian ... Read more