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Book SynopsisFascism, Architecture, and the Claiming of Modern Milan, 1922–1943 chronicles the dramatic architectural and urban transformation of Milan during the nearly twenty years of fascist rule. The commercial and financial centre of Italy and the birthplace of fascism, Milan played a central role in constructing fascism’s national image and identity as it advanced from a revolutionary movement to an established state power.
Using a wide range of archival sources, Lucy M. Maulsby analyses the public buildings, from the relatively modest party headquarters to the grandiose Palace of Justice and the Palazzo del Popolo d’Italia, through which Mussolini intended to enhance the city’s image and solidify fascism’s presence in Milan. Maulsby establishes the extent to which Milan’s economic structure, social composition, and cultural orientation affected Il Duce’s plans for the city, demonstrating the infl
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"Thorough, rich, and compelling, Architecture, Fascism, and the Claiming of Modern Milan lifts the discussion about architecture under fascism from the narrow confines of the public polemics of architects and carries it into the far more complex and nuanced world of politics." -- Diane Ghirardo School of Architecture, University of Southern California 'This is an interesting and well documented book...It will be of great interest to historians of architecture, fascism, urban Italy and Milan, as well as to the general reader.' -- John Foot Annali d'Italianistica Vol 33:2015
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Milan in Context 2. Respectable Fascism: Fascist Party Headquarters, 1922-1931 3. The Commercial City: The Trading Exchange and Piazza degli Affari, 1928-1939 4. Fascist Authority: The Palace of Justice, 1932-1940 5. Urban Networks: Fascist Party Headquarters, 1931-1940 6. Museum, Monument, and Memorial: The Palazzo del Popolo d'Italia, 1938-1942 Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
