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Author Baxa, Paul, 1968-

Title Roads and ruins : the symbolic landscape of fascist Rome / Paul Baxa
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages)
Series Toronto Italian studies
Toronto Italian studies.
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject 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
HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy.
City planning -- Political aspects
Classical antiquities
Fascism
Fascism and culture
Landscapes -- Political aspects
Politics and government
SUBJECT Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities, Roman
Rome (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1870-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115208
Rome (Italy) -- History -- 1870-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115205
Subject Italy -- Rome
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442697379
1442697377
0802099955
9780802099952