Motorsport and Fascism

Living Dangerously

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2022
ISBN13: 9783030979669
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Springer International Publishing e druk, 2022 9783030979669
Onderdeel van serie Global Culture and Sport Series
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This book is the first English-language study of motorsport and Italian Fascism, arguing that a synergy existed between motor racing and Fascism that did not exist with other sports. Motorsport was able to bring together the two dominant, and often opposed, cultural roots of Fascism, the Futurism of F. T. Marinetti, and the Decadence associated with Gabriele D’Annunzio.  The book traces this cultural convergence through a topical study of motorsport in the 1920s and 1930s placing it in the context of the history of sport under Mussolini’s regime.  Chapters discuss the centrality of speed and death in Fascist culture, the attempt to transform Rome into a motorsport capital, the architectural and ideological function of the Monza and Tripoli and autodromes, and two chapters on the importance of the Mille Miglia, a genuine Fascist artefact that became one of the most legendary motor races of all time.

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ISBN13:9783030979669
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

Inhoudsopgave

1. ​Introduction.- 2. Rome-Motorsport Capital.- 3. Autodromes.- 4. Speed & Death.- 5. Going towards the People.- 6. The Invisible Race.- 7. Conclusion.

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