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After the Fall
The Legacy of Fascism in Rome's Architectural and Urban History
After the Fall
The Legacy of Fascism in Rome's Architectural and Urban History
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Description
After the Fall explores the many traces of fascism that can be found in the architecture and urban form of Rome – from its buildings, monuments and piazze, to its street names and graffiti. It reveals how the legacy of this short period in history shaped - and continues to shape - Rome's contemporary cityscape in powerful ways, and examines what this can tell us about the persistence of troubling political and historical legacies in the built environment.
Italy's fascist period (1922-1943) is perhaps the least-understood episode of Rome's architectural history. Yet paradoxically those two decades have, arguably more than any other, defined our contemporary view of Rome's world-famous ancient, Renaissance, and Baroque urban landscapes. The book examines the ways in which the fascist regime sought to remake Rome according to its own vision of the past, and surveys the afterlife of Mussolini's architectural and urban projects, from the Roman Masterplan to the Foro Italico. Internationally, there is currently much debate on the controversial status of public monuments - their abandonment, defacement, re-integration or removal - and, as After the Fall demonstrates, Rome provides a rich setting in which to examine these topical, pressing questions.
Adding a new chapter to the architectural history of Rome, this fascinating history brings architecture, politics, and art together as living, contested experiences in a host of different locations around contemporary Rome.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Note on Terms and Acronyms
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Mussolini's Mark: Tracing the Legacy of Fascism in Rome's Post-war Urban Planning
Chapter 3: The Architecture of Fascist Rome between Politics and Practicality
Chapter 4: The Fascist Phoenix: Virgilio Testa and the Resurrection of EUR
Chapter 5: Mothers, Martyrs and Military Men: The Changing Meanings of Rome's Fascist Monuments
Chapter 6: Aspirations and Illusions of Control: Re-contextualising Rome's Fascist Epigraphy
A Conclusion for a Centenary
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 28 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781350120600 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| Illustrations | 72 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This book is not only a rich compendium of case studies of difficult heritage but also a significant contribution to an understanding of postwar architectural culture. Peeling back and reconstructing layers of meaning associated with key works of the Fascist Regime in Rome, the book will make the city more comprehensible and richer in historical associations. Flavia Marcello has illuminated this study with a humanist understanding that would not have been possible a few years ago.
Tim Benton, Open University, UK
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After the Fall provides a detailed account of how key sites of fascist Rome have evolved and endured in the last century. Comprised of concise encyclopedic entries on monuments, buildings and sites, it will be a useful guide for all those interested in what has become of fascist Rome.
Stephanie Pilat, University of Oklahoma, USA
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Flavia Marcello's absorbing and richly detailed book explores the ongoing impact of Fascism and Italy's evolving relationship to its history on Rome's urban development and built environment. It will be invaluable reading for anyone with an interest in Rome's historical and contemporary urban topography or in Italy's complex and contested relationship with its Fascist past.
Sally Hill, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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After the Fall illuminates a fascinating history … [F]or architects, academics, students, and other travellers to Rome, this book is a useful reference that provides a deeper understanding of Fascist era sites that are commonly experienced but rarely fully appreciated.
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