| Contents |
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. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010033495 |
| ISBN | 9780300114713 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300114710 (cloth : alk. paper) |
