Ancient Rome and the modern Italian state : ideological placemaking, archaeology, and architecture, 1870-1945 / Alessandro Sebastiani.

Author/creator Sebastiani, Alessandro author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Copyright Date 2023
Descriptionxxix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
City planning--Italy. --Rome. --History. --19th century.
City planning--Italy. --Rome. --History. --20th century.
Rome (Italy)--History. --1870-1945.
Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc. --History.
Rome (Italy)--Politics and government. --1870-1945.
Rome (Italy)--Antiquities.
Italy--Antiquities, Roman.

Contents Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Preface -- Structure of the book -- Placemaking: an introduction -- Ideological placemaking: narratives and agents (1870-1945) -- Post-unification placemaking (1870-1922) -- Reclaiming historical identities of four classical monuments -- The Fascist placemaking of four classical monument (1922-1945) -- The Fascist placemaking: new architecture -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract "This book explores how the city was transformed to accommodate different political ideologies in the period from 1870 to the end of World War II. It offers a new approach to understanding the sophisticated relationships between archeology, urban planning, and politics within the city of Rome"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Sebastiani, Alessandro. Ancient Rome and the modern Italian state Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009354127
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022051493
ISBN9781009354103
ISBN1009354108 hardcover
ISBN9781009354134 paperback
ISBN1009354132 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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