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Author Baxa, Paul, 1968- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJVHQ3fJqYkm9GTDphGVy

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

Imprint 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.
Bibliography 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.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
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.
Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities, Roman.
Rome (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1870-1945.
Rome (Italy) -- History -- 1870-1945.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy.
City planning -- Political aspects
Classical antiquities
Fascism
Fascism and culture
Landscapes -- Political aspects
Politics and government
Italy -- Rome https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqfPdVkJT8KqM83krFMyd
Chronological Term 1870-1999
Genre/Form History
Other Form: Print version: Baxa, Paul, 1968- Roads and ruins. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2010 9780802099952 (DLC) 2009294808 (OCoLC)466659588
ISBN 9781442697379 (electronic bk.)
1442697377 (electronic bk.)
9780802099952 (bound)
0802099955
9780802099952

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