Mussolini's Rome

"Rome was Mussolini's obsession. He staged the symbolic March on Rome in 1922, and promised Italians that his Fascist revolution would unite the country and transform Italy into a major world power. Over the next two decades, he set about rebuilding Rome as the foremost site and symbol of the new Fascist order. Through an ambitious program of demolition and construction, he sought to make Rome a capital that embraced modernity while preserving and glorifying the city's ancient past. Building the new Rome put people to work; "liberated" ancient monuments from cluttered surroundings; cleared slums; created giant complexes for education, sports, and cinema; produced wide new boulevards and piazzas; and provided the Fascist regime with a platform on which to showcase the power and identity of Fascism. In no other Italian city is the Fascist ideal as clearly visible." "In Mussolini's Rome, Borden W. Painter, Jr. unveils Mussolini's tremendous and lasting impact on the city to which millions flock each year, and delivers an invaluable perspective on the history and nature of Italian Fascism. With vivid, effortless prose, Painter reveals how, for better or worse, the Rome we know today is not only the city of Roman emperors, Catholic popes, and Italian kings - it is also Mussolini's Rome."--Jacket.

שנה

2005

שפה

English

הוצאה

Palgrave Macmillan

מהדורות

4

עמודים

224

ISBN

9781403966049

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata