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Author:

Baxa, Paul, 1968- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010082321

Title:

Roads and ruins : the symbolic landscape of fascist Rome / Paul Baxa.

Publisher:

University of Toronto Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xvi, 232 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Fascism--Rome.--Rome.
Fascism and culture--Rome.--Rome.
Roads--Political aspects--Rome.--Rome.
City planning--Political aspects--Rome.--Rome.
Cultural landscapes--Rome.--Rome.
Rome (Italy)--History--1870-1945.
Symbolism in politics--Italy--History.
Fascisme--Rome.--Rome.
Fascisme et culture--Rome.--Rome.
Routes--Aspect politique--Rome.--Rome.
Urbanisme--Aspect politique--Rome.--Rome.
Paysages culturels--Rome.--Rome.
Rome (Italie)--Histoire--1870-1945.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Series:

Toronto Italian studies

ISBN:

0802099955
9780802099952

OCLC:

(OCoLC)466659588

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)