Written in stone : public monuments in changing societies / Sanford Levinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levinson, Sanford, 1941- author.

Series:

Public planet books.

Public planet books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monuments--Political aspects--United States.

Flags--Political aspects--United States.

Multiculturalism--United States.

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture--United States--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 206 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Twentieth anniversary edition with new preface and afterword.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterwordFrom the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the memorialization of Confederate “heroes” have stormed to the forefront of popular American political and cultural discourse. In Written in Stone Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses to controversial monuments and commemorations while examining how those with political power configure public spaces in ways that shape public memory and politics. Paying particular attention to the American South, though drawing examples as well from elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world, Levinson shows how the social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments mark the seemingly endless confrontation over the symbolism attached to public space.This twentieth anniversary edition of Written in Stone includes a new preface and an extensive afterword that takes account of recent events in cities, schools and universities, and public spaces throughout the United States and elsewhere. Twenty years on, Levinson's work is more timely and relevant than ever.

Contents:

Preface to the 2018 edition

Written in stone

Introduction

Afterword

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781478004349

1478004347

OCLC:

1198931269