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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      24 November 2016
      28 November 2016
      ISBN:
      9781316412480
      9781107127777
      9781107567214
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316412480
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.63kg, 307 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 310 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Geography, Historical Geography, Twentieth Century European History, History, European Studies
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    To its many tourists and visitors, the Tuscan landscape evokes a sense of timelessness and harmony. Yet, the upheavals of the twentieth century profoundly reshaped rural Tuscany. Uncovering the experiences of ordinary people, Professor Gaggio traces the history of Tuscany to show how the region's modern conflicts and aspirations have contributed to forging its modern-day beauty. He demonstrates how the rise of Fascism was particularly violent in rural Tuscany, and how struggles between Communist sharecroppers and their landlords raged long after the end of the dictatorship. The flight from the farms in the 1950s and 1960s disorientated many Tuscans, prompting ambitious development projects, and in more recent decades the emergence of the heritage industry has raised the spectre of commodification. This book tells the story of how many Tuscans themselves have become tourists in their own land – forced to adapt to rapid change and reinvent their landscape in the process.

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    '… a fascinating study of how 'timelessness' is often the product of a very complex and modern process involving negotiation. Gaggio provides an excellent example of 'spatial history' that hopefully will serve to inspire further studies of its kind.'

    Paul Baxa Source: The American Historical Review

    ‘Gaggio’s book is a masterful analysis that shows how the beauty of Tuscany, rather than being a natural feature of its landscape, is a fragile product of history - or rather, the many histories of its peasants and land-lords, locals and travelers.’

    Angelo Matteo Caglioti Source: Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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