Modernitalia: Edited by Francesca Santovetti

by Jeffrey T. Schnapp

Modernitalia provides a map of the Italian twentieth century in the form of twelve essays by the celebrated cultural historian Jeffrey T. Schnapp. Shuttling back and forth between literature, architecture, design, and the visual arts, the volume explores the metaphysics of speed, futurist and dada typography, real and imaginary forms of architecture, shifting regimes of mass spectacle, the iconography of labour, exhibitions as modes of public mobilization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034307624
• ISBN13: 9783034307628
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.7"