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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great book - weak thesis,
By "minnviks" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Convents and the Body Politic in Late Renaissance Venice (Women in Culture and Society) (Paperback)
Sperling outlines a wonderful story of the "war of conspicuous consumption" taking place in Renaissance Italy. Using anthropological models, Sperling attempts to show how women were little more than objects of exchange during the time, whether exchanged for marriage to men or to God. It is a difficult book if you are unfamiliar with the "myth" of Venice, but enlightening for those who are. Overall, I enjoyed the book, but caution this to knowledgeable reader only.
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Convents and the Body Politic in Late Renaissance Venice (Women in Culture and Society) by Jutta Gisela Sperling (Paperback - March 15, 2000)
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