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Driving modernity : technology, experts, politics, and fascist motorways, 1922-1943 /
On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan-Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Ital...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Explorations in mobility ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan-Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. This book recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which--alongside railways, aviation, and other forms of mobility--Italian authorities hoped would spread an ideology of technological nationalism. It explains how Italy ultimately failed to realize its mammoth infrastructural vision, addressing the political and social conditions that made a coherent plan of development impossible. |
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| Notas: | "Originally published: Storia delle prime autostrade Italiane (1922-1943) in 2007 by Nuova Trauben Edizioni, Turin." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781785334504 1785334506 9781785334726 1785334727 |