Roads and Ruins : The Symbolic Landscape of Fascist Rome /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baxa, Paul, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government.
Landscapes > Political aspects.
Fascism and culture.
Fascism.
Classical antiquities.
City planning > Political aspects.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Paysages > Aspect politique > Italie > Rome > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Rues > Aspect politique > Italie > Rome > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Routes > Aspect politique > Italie > Rome > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Fascisme et culture > Italie > Rome > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Fascisme > Italie > Rome > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Antiquities > Political aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Landscapes > Political aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
City planning > Political aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Streets > Political aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Roads > Political aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Fascism and culture > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Fascism > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Italy > Rome.
Rome (Italie) > Histoire > 1870-1945.
Rome (Italie) > Administration > 1870-1945.
Rome (Italy) > History > 1870-1945.
Rome (Italy) > Politics and government > 1870-1945.
Rome (Italy) > Antiquities, Roman.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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