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Bronzes to bullets : Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freeman, Kirrily, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bronze--War use--20th century--France.
- Bronze.
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--20th century--France.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--20th century--France.
- Public sculpture, French--History--France.
- Public sculpture, French.
- Art and state--History--France.
- Art and state.
- Art and society.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 246 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text tells the story of French statues and monuments that were melted down and shipped to Nazi munitions factories during the Second World War.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Economics of Exploitation
- 2 “An Important Source of Metal”
- 3 “The Union of Art and Industry”
- Part II The Politics of Patrimony
- 4 “The Expression of Us All, Young and Old”
- 5 “Pedestals Dedicated to Absence”
- 6 Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8047-7971-6
- OCLC:
- 1294426602
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