McLaren, Brian.

Architecture and tourism in Italian colonial Libya : an ambivalent modernism / Brian L. McLaren.

Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2006.

xi, 287 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm.

Studies in modernity and national identity

"To be a tourist in Libya during the period of Italian colonization was to experience a complex negotiation of cultures. Against a sturdy backdrop of indigenous culture and architecture, modern metropolitan culture brought its systems of transportation and accommodation, as well as new hierarchies of political and social control. Architecture and Tourism in Italian Colonial Libya shows how Italian authorities used the contradictory forces of tradition and modernity to both legitimize their colonial enterprise and construct a vital tourist industry. Although most tourists sought to escape the trappings of the metropole in favor of experiencing "difference," that difference was almost always framed, contained, and even defined by Western culture." "McLaren argues that the "modern" and the "traditional" were entirely constructed by colonial authorities, who balanced their need to project an image of a modern and efficient network of travel and accommodation with the necessity of preserving the characteristic qualities of the indigenous culture. What made the tourist experience in Libya distinct from that of other tourist destinations was the constant oscillation between modernizing and preservation tendencies." "This is an important book for architectural historians and for those interested in colonial and postcolonial studies, as well as Italian studies, African history, literature, and cultural studies more generally."--Jacket.

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Architecture and tourism Libya.
Architecture, Colonial Libya.
Architecture, Italian Libya.
Fascism and architecture Libya.
Architecture et tourisme Libye.
Architecture coloniale Libye.
Architecture italienne Libye.
Fascisme et architecture Libye.
Architecture and tourism.
Architecture, Colonial.
Architecture, Italian.
Fascism and architecture.
Architektur
Faschismus
Kolonie
Tourismus
Libya History 1912-1951.
Libye Histoire 1912-1951.
Libya.
Italien
Libyen
Libya History.

History.

Studies in modernity and national identity.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 245802
Cote: BIB 175420
Statut: Disponible