Description: Mussolini's Nature by Marco Armiero, Roberta Biasillo "Originally published as La natura del duce: una storia ambientale del fascismo." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This exploration of the environmental practices of Benito Mussolinis fascist regime invites readers to consider the ecological connections of all political projects.This exploration of the environmental practices of Benito Mussolinis fascist regime invites readers to consider the ecological connections of all political projects."We might think we see a mountain while it was a war; a forest can actually be an engine; a monument to workers might reflect the violence of a colonial empire."-extracted from Mussolinis NatureIn this first environmental history of Italian fascism, Marco Armiero, Roberta Biasillo, and Wilko Graf von Hardenberg reveal that nature and fascist rhetoric are inextricable. Mussolinis Nature explores fascist political ecologies, or rather the practices and narratives through which the regime constructed imaginary and material ecologies functional to its political project. The book does not pursue the ghost of a green Mussolini by counting how many national parks were created during the regime or how many trees planted. Instead, the reader is trained to recognize fascist political ecology in Mussolinis speeches, reclaimed landscapes, policies of economic self-sufficiency, propaganda documentaries, reforested areas, and in the environmental transformation of its colonial holdings.The authors conclude with an examination of the role of fascist landscapes in the countrys postwar reconstruction- Mussolinis nature is still visible today through plaques, monuments, toponomy, and the shapes of landscapes. This original, and surprisingly intimate, environmental history is not merely a chronicle of conservation in fascist Italy but also an invitation to consider the socioecological connections of all political projects. Author Biography Marco Armiero is ICREA Research Professor at the Institute for the History of Science, Universitat Aut noma de Barcelona, Spain, and ICREA - Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies.Roberta Biasillo is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Political History at Utrecht University. Wilko Graf von Hardenberg is Research Scholar and PI of the project "The Sound of Nature- Soundscapes and Environmental Awareness, 1750-1950" at Humboldt University in Berlin. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 11 Mussolinis Embodied Nature 11Mussolini Biographies 11The Fascist Discourse of Nature 272 Natural Wars: Wheat and Swamps 37Rebirth or Continuity? 37The Battle for Wheat 42Integral Land Reclamation 44Propaganda and International Reception 49Between Transformation and Protection 553 Fascist Modernity 63Autarky 63Dams 73The Gasogene Engine 814 The Regime of Protection 93Inheriting Nature 93Fascistization of Nature Protection 96Fascist Parks 101Bears in Black Shirts 107Quail, Sparrows, and Scientists 1105 The Ecologies of Empire 117Imagining the Lands of Empire 117The Rest of Nothing 121The Deception behind the Miracle 131Gold to the Motherland 141Empire as Ecological Failure 1506 Fascist Landscapes Beyond Fascism 153Nomen omen: A Monument to Whom? 153A Past That Does Not Pass 160The Fascist Landscape of the Republic 163What about Cities? 170Invisible Memories, Silent Monuments 176Conclusion 179Notes 187References 213Index 241 Details ISBN0262544717 Author Roberta Biasillo Short Title Mussolinis Nature Pages 208 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0262544717 ISBN-13 9780262544719 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-12-13 Subtitle An Environmental History of Italian Fascism Publisher MIT Press Ltd Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-12-13 NZ Release Date 2022-12-13 US Release Date 2022-12-13 UK Release Date 2022-12-13 Illustrations 5 black and white illustrations DEWEY 945.091 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145103968;
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