Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies - Couverture rigide

Levinson, Sanford

 
9780822322047: Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies
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ISBN 10 : 0822322048 ISBN 13 : 9780822322047
Editeur : Duke University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer and the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln? Indeed, can a liberal, multicultural society memorialize anyone at all, or is it committed to a strict neutrality about the quality of the lives led by its citizens?

In Written in Stone, legal scholar Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses of ever-changing societies to the monuments and commemorations created by past regimes or outmoded cultural and political systems. Drawing on examples from Albania to Zimbabwe, from Moscow to Managua, and paying particular attention to examples throughout the American South, Levinson looks at social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments. He asks what kinds of claims the past has on the present, particularly if the present is defined in dramatic opposition to its past values. In addition, he addresses the possibilities for responding to the use and abuse of public spaces and explores how a culture might memorialize its historical figures and events in ways that are beneficial to all its members.

Written in Stone is a meditation on how national cultures have been or may yet be defined through the deployment of public monuments. It adds a thoughtful and crucial voice into debates surrounding historical accuracy and representation, and will be welcomed by the many readers concerned with such issues.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sanford Levinson is Professor of Law at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author and editor of numerous books including Constitutional Faith and Interpreting Law and Literature (with Steven Mailloux).

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Éditeur
Duke University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0822322048
ISBN 13 
9780822322047
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781478002802: Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies

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ISBN 10 :  1478002808 ISBN 13 :  9781478002802
Editeur : Duke University Press, 2018
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