Furnishing Fascism : Modernist Design and Politics in Italy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galán, Ignacio G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Design--Italy--History--20th century.

Design.

Design--Politcal aspects--Italy.

Modernism (Aesthetics)--Political aspects--Italy.

Modernism (Aesthetics).

Decorative arts--Political aspects--Italy.

Decorative arts.

Fascism and culture--Italy.

Fascism and culture.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Furnishing Fascism examines the subtle yet effective role of household goods and decor in the cultivation of Italy's exclusionary sense of national identity during Mussolini's fascist regime. Interweaving design theory, architectural history, and media scholarship, Ignacio G. Galán reveals the political entanglement of modernism in early twentieth-century Italy and offers valuable insight into the complications of cultural production under the auspices of authoritarian power"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The national market of furnishing : toward the "new Italian house"

Interiors in print media : "the question of taste"

National film sets : the synthesizing of modernist fictions

Furnishing the empire : "nomad" interiors and carceral habitations

The mobile objects of tourism : Mediterranean occupations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4529-7305-9

OCLC:

1517914064