Mussolini's Rome : rebuilding the Eternal City

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

Rome was Mussolini's obsession. After coming to power as a result of his famed march on the city in 1922, he promised Italians that his fascist revolution would unite them as never before and make Italy a major power on the world stage. In the next two decades, he set about rebuilding Rome as t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Painter, Borden W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Italian and Italian American studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:
Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945.
Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945
Mussolini, Benito > 1883-1945
Bibel > Römerbrief
1870-1999
City planning > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Fascism and culture > Italy > Rome.
City planning
Fascism and culture
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtplanung
Fascisme.
Stadsplanning.
Rome (Italy) > History > 1870-1945.
Italy > Rome
Rom.
History
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Table of 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.

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