Mussolini's Rome : rebuilding the Eternal City / Borden W. Painter, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Painter, Borden W.

Series:

Italian and Italian American studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Italian and Italian American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Italy--Rome--History--20th century.

City planning.

Fascism and culture--Italy--Rome.

Fascism and culture.

Rome (Italy)--History--1870-1945.

Rome (Italy).

Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.

Mussolini, Benito.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 200 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

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" for education, sports, and cinema, produced wide new streets, and provided the regime with a setting to showcase fascism's dynamism, power, and greatness. Mussolini's Rome thus embodied the movement, the man and the myth that made up fascist Italy.

Contents:

Introduction * Mussolini's Obsession with Rome * Celebration and Construction * Celebration and Construction, 1932-1934 * Sports, Education, and the New Italians * Architecture Propaganda, and the Fascist Revolution * Population, Neighborhoods, and Housing * Axis and Empire * War and * Conclusion * Appendix: Chronology * Appendix: Fascist Place and Street Names

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-191) and index.

ISBN:

9786611367756

9781281367754

1281367753

9781403976918

1403976910

OCLC:

314891420