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Journeys Through Fascism : Italian Travel-Writing between the Wars.

During the twenty years of Mussolini's rule a huge number of travel texts were written of journeys made during the interwar period to the sacred sites of Fascist Italy, Mussolini's newly conquered African empire, Spain during the Civil War, Nazi Germany, Communist Russia and the America of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burdett, Charles, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2013.
Colección:Remapping cultural history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the twenty years of Mussolini's rule a huge number of travel texts were written of journeys made during the interwar period to the sacred sites of Fascist Italy, Mussolini's newly conquered African empire, Spain during the Civil War, Nazi Germany, Communist Russia and the America of the New Deal. Examining these observations by writers and journalists, the author throws new light on the evolving ideology of Fascism, how it was experienced and propagated by prominent figures of the time; how the regime created a utopian vision of the Roman past and the imperial future; and how it interp.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857453686
0857453688
1306690226
9781306690225