The politics of washing : real life in Venice

Coles, Polly.

Book 2013

The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but what is it like to live there? To move house by boat, to get a child with a broken leg to a hospital, or to set off for school one morning, only to find that the streets have become rivers and the playground is a lake full of sewage? When Polly Coles and her family left England for Venice, they discovered a city caught between modern and ancie...

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Venice (Italy) Social conditions 21st century

Venice (Italy) Social life and customs 21st century

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ISBN:

9780719808784
0719808782

Description:

206 pages ; 22 cm

Contents:

Getting away
September. Living on water ; In the giant's castle ; The art of arguing ; The politics of washing ; Authentic
October. Hospitality ; Unlearning IKEA ; Self-service ; Do not disturb ; The last laugh ; Steps ; Letizia and the professor
November. High water 1 ; High water 2 ; San Martino went up to the attic ; Trailing clouds of glory ; Salute!
December. Undercover tourist ; Growing up in history ; Technicals ; Thursday 15 December ; Iconic
January. The old man and the sea ; Three, or, Is dead beautiful? ; Baba Yaga ; Giardino di Merda
February. Village fete ; Dressing up ; The Venice effect ; Eating cake
March. Bloodlines ; Commuters ; Kites
April. Crabs ; Cassandra ; Hey, you! ; Real estate heaven
May. Other lives ; The weather in Moldova ; Katerina's story ; the life of fish ; Sunday 25 May
June. Home and away ; Beside the seaside, beside the sea ; Opus Dei
July. Itinerant ; Pinhole camera
August. Paying ; Together ; If you care

LCCN:

2013414091

Control Number:

1004972

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