Main entry:

Bosworth, R. J. B.

Title & Author:

Whispering city : modern Rome and its histories / R.J.B. Bosworth.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.

Description:

xvii, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Rome and the Romes across time -- 2. Rome, revolution and history -- 3. A Holy City: its past and future restored? -- 4. Roman revolution, national revolution -- 5. Italian Rome: rational and humanist -- 6. Italian Rome: national and imperialist -- 7. Rome, its histories and Fascist totalitarianism -- 8. The Rome of Mussolini and his history wars -- 9. A second Restoration? The Catholic and imperial Rome of Pius XII -- 10. Olympic Rome: sport, blood and histories -- 11. Eternity globalised -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Summary:

In "Civilization and Its Discontents", Sigmund Freud claimed that Rome must be comprehended as 'not a human dwelling place but a mental entity', in which the palaces of the Caesars still stand alongside modern apartment buildings in layers of brick, mortar, and memory. This book accepts Freud.s challenge.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780300114713 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0300114710 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Bibel Römerbrief
Memory Social aspects Italy Rome.
Historic sites Italy Rome.
Historic buildings Italy Rome.
Architecture Italy Rome.
Lieux historiques Italie Rome.
History.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Historic buildings.
Historic sites.
Historiography.
Memory Social aspects.
Travel.
Städtebau.
Architektur.
Rome (Italy) History.
Rome (Italy) Historiography.
Rome (Italy) Description and travel.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Rome (Italie) Histoire.
Rome (Italie) Descriptions et voyages.
Italy Rome.
Rom.
Rom historia.
Rome historiografi.

Form/genre:

Prof's picks 2012 05 (May) Ferlo.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272287
Call No.: BIB 205551
Status: Available