Main entry:

Galán, Ignacio G., author.

Title & Author:

Furnishing fascism : modernist design and politics in Italy / Ignacio G. Galán.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2025]
©2025

Description:

344 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour), plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. From the chair to the nation -- The national market of furnishing : toward the "new Italian house" -- Interiors in print media : "the question of taste" -- National film sets : the synthesizing of modernist fictions -- Furnishing the empire : "nomad" interiors and carceral habitations -- The mobile objects of tourism : Mediterranean occupations.

Summary:

"Furnishing Fascism examines the subtle yet effective role of household goods and decor in the cultivation of Italy's exclusionary sense of national identity during Mussolini's fascist regime. Interweaving design theory, architectural history, and media scholarship, Ignacio G. Galán reveals the political entanglement of modernism in early twentieth-century Italy and offers valuable insight into the complications of cultural production under the auspices of authoritarian power"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781517916824 (paperback)
1517916828 (paperback)
9781517916817 (library binding)
151791681X (library binding)
(ebook)
9781452973067

Subject:

Design Italy History 20th century.
Design Political aspects Italy.
Modernism (Aesthetics) Political aspects Italy.
Decorative arts Political aspects Italy.
Fascism and culture Italy.
Design Italie Histoire 20e siècle.
Fascisme et culture Italie.
Design Aspect politique Italie.
Modernisme (Esthétique) Aspect politique Italie.
Arts décoratifs Aspect politique Italie.
DESIGN / Decorative Arts.

Added entries:

Modernist design and politics in Italy

Holdings:

Location: Library main
Copy: 1
Status: On Order