Mussolini's Rome: Rebuilding the Eternal City (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Paperback))
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Description for Mussolini's Rome: Rebuilding the Eternal City (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Paperback))
Paperback. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
In 1922 the Fascist 'March on Rome' brought Benito Mussolini to power. He promised Italians that his fascist revolution would unite them as never before and make Italy a strong and respected nation internationally. In the next two decades, Mussolini set about rebuilding the city of Rome as the site and symbol of the new fascist Italy. Through an ambitious program of demolition and construction he sought to make Rome a modern capital of a nation and an empire worthy of Rome's imperial past. Building the new Rome put people to work, 'liberated' ancient monuments, cleared slums, produced new "cities" ... Read more
In 1922 the Fascist 'March on Rome' brought Benito Mussolini to power. He promised Italians that his fascist revolution would unite them as never before and make Italy a strong and respected nation internationally. In the next two decades, Mussolini set about rebuilding the city of Rome as the site and symbol of the new fascist Italy. Through an ambitious program of demolition and construction he sought to make Rome a modern capital of a nation and an empire worthy of Rome's imperial past. Building the new Rome put people to work, 'liberated' ancient monuments, cleared slums, produced new "cities" ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Italian and Italian American Studies
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403980021
SKU
V9781403980021
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About B. Painter
BORDEN W PAINTER JR is Professor of History Emeritus, Trinity College.
Reviews for Mussolini's Rome: Rebuilding the Eternal City (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Paperback))
' the best single discussion of the topic available in English.' Stephen L. Dyson, European History Quarterly 'Painter's able study displays what hides in plain sight in the Eternal City.' - Gilbert Taylor, Booklist 'From 1925 to 1940 Italian fascism changed in fundamental ways the urban geography of Rome. Borden Painter's extremely interesting and ... Read more