Modern Rome is a city rife with contradictions. Once the seat of
ancient glory, it is now often the object of national contempt. It
plays a significant part on the world stage, but the concerns of
its residents are often deeply parochial. And while they live in
the seat of a world religion, Romans can be vehemently
anticlerical. These tensions between the past and the present, the
global and the local, make Rome fertile ground to study urban
social life, the construction of the past, the role of religion in
daily life, and how a capital city relates to the rest of the
nation.
Michael Herzfeld focuses on Rome's historic Monti district and
the wrenching dislocation caused by rapid economical, political,
and social change. "Evicted from Eternity" tells the story of the
gentrification of Monti--once the architecturally stunning home of
a community of artisans and shopkeepers now displaced by an
invasion of rapacious real estate speculators, corrupt officials,
dithering politicians, deceptive clerics, and shady thugs. As
Herzfeld picks apart the messy story of Monti's transformation, he
ranges widely over many aspects of life there and in the rest of
the city, richly depicting the uniquely local landscape of
globalization in Rome.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
