Bibliograph

Smashing statues, the rise and fall of America's public monuments, Erin L. Thompson

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Smashing statues, the rise and fall of America's public monuments, Erin L. Thompson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-254) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Smashing statues

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

11293455882

Responsibility statement

Erin L. Thompson

Sub title

the rise and fall of America's public monuments

Summary

"A leading expert's exploration of the past, present, and future of public monuments in America. An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? And who gets to decide which ones should stay up and which should come down? Erin L. Thompson, the country's leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She traces the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, starting with the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom atop the US Capitol, and explores the surprising motivations behind such contemporary flashpoints as the toppling of a statue of Columbus at the Minnesota State Capitol. Written with great verve and thoroughly researched, Smashing Statues gives readers the context they need to consider the fundamental question: Whose voices must be heard and whose pain must remain private?"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Rising -- Melted majesty -- Chain of being -- Shafts -- A shrine for the South -- Falling -- Bring your drums -- Hideous spectre -- Too damn beautiful -- The great reshufflling

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Rise and fall of America's public monuments

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