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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163891503321

Autore

Gaggio Dario <1966->

Titolo

The shaping of Tuscany : landscape and society between tradition and modernity / / Dario Gaggio [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-316-78936-5

1-316-79224-2

1-316-79272-2

1-316-79320-6

1-316-79512-8

1-316-79368-0

1-316-41248-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

306.0945/5

Soggetti

Rural development - Italy - Tuscany - History

Land use, Rural - Italy - Tuscany - History

Cultural landscapes - Italy - Tuscany - History

Tuscany (Italy) Civilization

Tuscany (Italy) History 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Nov 2016).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Race, nation, land: reclaiming Tuscany's hill country under Fascism; 2. Newer beginnings: the landscape of social strife; 3. Left behind: the rural exodus; 4. The uses of emptiness: rural Tuscany after the exodus; 5. The farmhouse and the museum: Tuscany as patrimony; 6. Searching for the Bel Paesaggio: norming and litigating the landscape; Conclusion; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

To its many tourists and visitors, the Tuscan landscape evokes a sense of timelessness and harmony. Yet, the upheavals of the twentieth century profoundly reshaped rural Tuscany. Uncovering the experiences of ordinary people, Professor Gaggio traces the history of Tuscany to show how the region's modern conflicts and aspirations have contributed to forging its modern-day beauty. We learn how the



rise of Fascism was particularly violent in rural Tuscany, and how struggles between Communist sharecroppers and their landlords raged long after the end of the dictatorship. The flight from the farms in the 1950s and 1960s disorientated many Tuscans, prompting ambitious development projects, and in more recent decades the emergence of the heritage industry has raised the spectre of commodification. This book tells the story of how many Tuscans themselves have become tourists in their own land - forced to adapt to rapid change and reinvent their landscape in the process.