The War of the Fists
Download or Read eBook The War of the Fists PDF written by Robert Charles Davis and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert Charles Davis |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195084047 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195084047 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The War of the Fists by : Robert Charles Davis
Book excerpt: "The War of the Fists" is a study of 17th-century worker culture in the city of Venice, focusing on the mock battles, or "battagliole", which the town's two popular factions waged on public bridges. Their importance in the city's plebeian life makes bridge battles an extremely valuable point of entry for exploring structures of Venetian popular culture, a task which Robert Davis attempts at several levels.
