Baxa, Paul.

Roads and Ruins : The Symbolic Landscape of Fascist Rome. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Death on the Via del Mare -- Introduction: Rome and Fascism -- 1 The Landscape of the War -- 2 Roads to Rome: The Blackshirts and the cittą nemico -- 3 Demolitions: De-familiarizing the Roman Cityscape -- 4 'An uninterrupted racecourse': Fascism's Roman Roads -- 5 The Palazzo and the Boulevard -- 6 Resurrecting a Pagan Landscape -- 7 Return of the Roman -- Conclusion: The Cinematic City -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including war diaries, memoirs, paintings, films, and government archives, Roads and Ruinsis a richly textured study that offers an original perspective on a well known story.

9781442697379


Electronic books.

DG813.B393 2010

945/.632091