Europe and its Strangers - Christian Encounters with Jews and Muslims: readings
- William Shakespeare, the Merchant of
- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. The version edited by D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke, Broad View Publishers, ISBN, 1551113074 is required. distributor: Plymbridge,
- Thomas Mann, Death in Venice,
- Saskia Sassen, Guests and Aliens. New Press, ISBN-13: 978-1565846081. Make sure you purchase the paperback edition.
I recommend two popular books that convey the flavor of
- Jan Morris,The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage, Harcourt Brace, 1980,
- John Berendt, The City of Falling Angels, Penguin, 2005.