Journeys Through Fascism : Italian Travel-Writing between the Wars

Burdett, Charles 1966- (author.).

Summary: During the twenty years of Mussolini's rule a huge number of travel texts were written of journeys made during the interwar period to the sacred sites of Fascist Italy, Mussolini's newly conquered African empire, Spain during the Civil War, Nazi Germany, Communist Russia and the America of the New Deal. Examining these observations by writers and journalists, the author throws new light on the evolving ideology of Fascism, how it was experienced and propagated by prominent figures of the time; how the regime created a utopian vision of the Roman past and the imperial future; and how it interp.

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ISBN: 9781845457167
ISBN: 9781571815408
ISBN: 1845457161
ISBN: 1571815406
ISBN: 9781306690225
ISBN: 9780857453686
ISBN: 1306690226
ISBN: 0857453688
Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 pages).
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Publisher: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2013.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Journeys through Fascism; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. Signs of Roman Rule; Chapter 2. Fascination and Hostility; Chapter 3. The Other Spaces of Fascist Italy; Chapter 4. Narratives of Settlement in Italian East Africa 1936-1941; Chapter 5. Itineraries through Melodrama; Chapter 6. Representing Rapprochement with Nazi Germany; Chapter 7. Competing Models of Humanity; Conclusion; Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.