McGregor, James H. (James Harvey), 1946-

Rome from the ground up / James H.S. McGregor.

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005.

343 pages, [12] pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm

"Beginning with the very shaping of the ground on which Rome first rose, this book conjures all these cities, past and present, conducting the reader through time and space to the complex and shifting realities - architectural, historical, political, and social - that constitute Rome." "James H.S McGregor traces the successive urban forms that rulers have imposed, from emperors and popes to national governments, including Mussolini's. And, in archaeologists' and museums' presentation of Rome's past, he shows that the documenting of history itself is contested ground. In McGregor's own written account, the power and politics emerge clearly, manifest in the distinctive styles and structures, practical concerns and aesthetic interests that constitute the myriad Romes of our day and days past."--Jacket.

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City planning Italy Rome History.
Urbanisme Italie Rome Histoire.
City planning.
Travel.
Rome (Italy) Description and travel.
Rome (Italy) History.
Rome (Italie) Descriptions et voyages.
Rome (Italie) Histoire.
Italy Rome.
Rom

History.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 242467
Cote: NA1120 .M4 2005
Statut: Disponible