Smashing Statues: The Rise And Fall Of America&Apos S Public Monuments Erin L Thompson Ww Norton Co Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

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 Defend Them Why Do We Care So Much About Statues? Who Gets Decide Which Ones Should Stay Up Come Down? Erin L Thompson The Country’s Leading Expert Tangled Aesthetic Legal Political Social Issues Involved Such Battles Brings Much-Needed Clarity Smashing Statues She Traces Turbulent History American Its Abundant Ironies Starting With Enslaved Man Helped Make Statue Freedom Atop Us Capitol Explores Surprising Motivations Behind Contemporary Flashpoints As Toppling A Columbus At Minnesota State Written Great Verve Thoroughly Researched Gives Readers Context They Need Consider Fundamental Question: Whose Voices Must Be Heard Pain Remain Private? Σελίδες: 288 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0208 Διαστάσεις: 15X15Cm