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