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Excavating modernity : the Roman past in fascist Italy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arthurs, Joshua, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Archaeology and state > Italy > History > 20th century.
Fascism and culture > Italy > History > 20th century.
Italy > Civilization > Roman influences.
Italy > Historiography > 20th century.
Museum exhibits > Political aspects > Italy > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The Third Rome and its discontents, 1848-1922
  • Science and faith : the Istituto di studi romani, 1922-1929
  • History and hygiene in Mussolini's Rome, 1925-1938
  • The totalitarian museum : the Mostra augustea della romanità, 1937-1938
  • Empire, race, and the decline of romanità, 1936-1945.