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Rome Eternal : The City As Fatherland by Guy Lanoue (2015, Hardcover)

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Rome Eternal : The City As Fatherland, Hardcover by Lanoue, Guy, ISBN 1909662585, ISBN-13 9781909662582, Brand New, Free shipping in the US What does 'Roman’ mean? How does the mythical city touch people’s identities, values and attitudes? In the long-established and official imaginary of the West, Rome is the città dell’arte, the city of faith, an heirloom city inspired by the traces of ancient Empire, by the brooding aura of the Church, by Hollywood fairy-tale romance, and by the ...

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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101909662585

ISBN-139781909662582

eBay Product ID (ePID)210216631

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameRome Eternal : the City As Fatherland

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEurope / Italy, Europe / General

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorGuy Lanoue

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight24.9 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2016-429093

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal945.63091

Table Of Content1. Introduction: 'Rome Is My Fatherland' 2. One Home, Many Romes 3. Public and Private, Formal and Informal: From Power to Status 4. The Vatican and Rome: From Myth to Politics 5. Building the Mythical Landscape: From Politics to History 6. Building the City: From Myth to Place 7. Building the Patria after Unification: From Myth to Culture 8. Being Well-Bred in a 'Time-full' Place: From Culture to Myth 9. Mussolini's Gifts: From Politics to Rhetoric 10. Somatizing Rome Eternal: From Myth to the Body 11. Recent Changes

SynopsisWhat does 'Roman' mean? How does the mythical city touch people's identities, values and attitudes? In the long-established and official imaginary of the West, Rome is the città dell'arte, the city of faith, an heirloom city inspired by the traces of ancient Empire, by the brooding aura of the Church, by Hollywood fairy-tale romance, and by the ..., This book looks at Rome through its old bourgeoisie, whose relationship to the city in a very real sense embodies an important aspect of 'time-full' Rome, Rome as a local fatherland, the idealized image of Rome Eternal as a symbolic community tied to traditions of civilta , civilized values.

LC Classification NumberDG807.6