Roads and ruins : the symbolic landscape of fascist Rome
- Author/Creator:
- Baxa, Paul, 1968- author
- Publication/Creation:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2010
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Roads and ruins : the symbolic landscape of fascist Rome / Paul Baxa
- Series Titles:
- Toronto Italian Studies
Toronto Italian studies.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- 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
Rome (Italy)--Antiquities, Roman
Rome (Italy)--Politics and government--1870-1945
Rome (Italy)--History--1870-1945
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- 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.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Additional Physical Form:
- Issued also in print.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936786064702486
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-9737-7
- OCLC Number:
- 923774213
987932964
958572586
759157388 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.3138/9781442697379
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