Latina was founded in 1932 by the Fascist Regime and is often described by its inhabitants through its absences, as a place where there is nothing. The book examines the role of absence in place-making and delves into the lived experience of Latina. Through the analytical lens of haunting, this work explores its inhabitants efforts to see their city as a meaningful social space, as they navigate the citys multiple histories and the absent presence of the contested past.
Recenzijos
Excellent writing and captivating in style this is a theoretically scrupulous and methodologically dedicated piece of research that delves into the nuances of conceptualizing local identity. Marco-Benoīt Carbone, Brunel University London
This is a well-written book which deals with a little known but quite intriguing history of the Italian town of Latina. It is both a classic European ethnography in the mould of the greats of bygone years (such as John Davis) and a contemporary, even future-oriented take on temporality, absence and existentialism. Daniel M. Knight, University of St. Andrews
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Invisible City
Chapter
1. The City and Its Spectrality
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2. The Making of Latina: aA Radical History
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3. The City and the Nation
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4. The New Towns
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5. The Absent Presence of the Fascist Past
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6. The City Aas Lived
Conclusion: Latinas Spectral Within
References
Index
Elena Miltiadis is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Roskilde University, where she holds a Marie Skodowska-Curie Fellowship. She is a social anthropologist, whose work draws on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork and explores themes of place-making, the legacies of contested pasts, temporality and youth participation in politics, with a focus on Italy and Chile.
