Public Housing in Fascist Rome: A European Perspective

This article discusses the role of housing in the political agenda of dictatorial regimes in the interwar period, in particular in the agenda of Italian Fascism. It brings about the factors that contributed to make public housing a key component in securing the support of the middle classes in the...

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Main Author: Harald Bodenschatz
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Language:English
Published: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra 2017-12-01
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/joelho/article/view/5128
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