Driving Modernity : Technology, Experts, Politics, and Fascist Motorways, 1922-1943

Moraglio, Massimo (author.). O'Loughlin, Erin, (translator.).

Summary: On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan?Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. This book recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which?alongside railways, aviation, and other forms of mobility?Italian authorities hoped would spread an ideology of technological nationalism. It explains how Italy ultimately failed to realize its mammoth infrastructural vision, addressing the political and social conditions that made a coherent plan of development impossible.

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ISBN: 1785334727
ISBN: 9781785334726
ISBN: 1785334506 (e-ISBN)
ISBN: 9781785334504 (e-ISBN)
ISBN: 1785334492 (print-ISBN)
ISBN: 9781785334498 (print-ISBN)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : illustrations, charts, figures, tables.
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Publisher: New York : Berghahn Books, c2017.
Distributor: Berlin : Knowledge Unlatched, c2017.
Copyright: ©2017.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.18 Multi-User. "Originally published: Storia delle prime autostrade italiane (1922-1943) in 2007 by Nuova Trauben Edizioni, Turin."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also issued in print and PDF version.
Funding Information Note:	Knowledge Unlatched 100113 KU Select 2016 Front List Collection
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	CC BY-NC-ND
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.