{"product_id":"driving-modernity-massimo-moraglio-9781785334498","title":"Driving Modernity: Technology, Experts, Politics, and Fascist Motorways, 1922-1943","description":"\u003cp\u003e On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan-Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. \u003cem\u003eDriving Modernity\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which-alongside railways, aviation, and other forms of mobility-Italian authorities hoped would spread an ideology of technological nationalism. It explains how Italy ultimately failed to realize its mammoth infrastructural vision, addressing the political and social conditions that made a coherent plan of development impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Massimo Moraglio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785334492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785334498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Massimo Moraglio","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":48088802689279,"sku":"9781785334498","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_139cca1b-480b-41ac-822b-2d31e0319cd6.jpg?v=1769106648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/driving-modernity-massimo-moraglio-9781785334498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}