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

• Autore: Baxa Paul <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 945.632091
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Rome (Italy) Antiquities, Roman; Rome (Italy) Politics and government 1870-1945; Rome (Italy) History 1870-1945
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Roads and ruins
• ISBN: 1-4426-9737-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791661003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Italian studies.