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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811977403321

Autore

Baxa Paul <1968->

Titolo

Roads and ruins : the symbolic landscape of fascist Rome / / Paul Baxa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4426-9737-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

945.632091

Soggetti

Fascism - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

Fascism and culture - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

Roads - Political aspects - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

Streets - Political aspects - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

City planning - Political aspects - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

Landscapes - Political aspects - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

Antiquities - Political aspects - Italy - Rome - History - 20th century

History

Electronic books.

Rome (Italy) Antiquities, Roman

Rome (Italy) Politics and government 1870-1945

Rome (Italy) History 1870-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Rome and fascism -- The landscape of the war -- Roads to Rome: the Blackshirts and the città nemico -- Demolitions: de-familiarizing the Roman cityscape -- 'An uninterrupted racecourse': fascism's Roman roads -- The palazzo and the boulevard -- Resurrecting a pagan landscape -- Return of the Roman -- Conclusion: the cinematic city.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including war diaries, memoirs, paintings, films, and government archives, Roads and Ruins is a richly textured study that offers an original perspective on a well known story.