Commemorating Defeat : Viral Monuments and the International Cult of the Lost Cause, 1864-1914 / Nicholas Parkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parkinson, Nicholas, author.

Series:

Global heritage and memory studies in the present.

Global Heritage and Memory Studies in the Present

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Central European University Press.

Summary:

This book provides a ground-breaking study of monuments to defeat. Focusing on one sculpture-Gloria Victis, or Glory to the Defeated, by French artist Antonin Mercié-the author examines the artwork's profound influence on commemorative practices at the turn of the twentieth century. Using case studies spanning Europe, Africa, and North and South America, the research examples given in this book highlight an international trend for erecting public monuments celebrating military defeats. The analysis of the role of public sculpture in shaping collective memory from the standpoint of history's losers rather than victors reveals surprising connections between defeat and power. Weaving together histories of failed revolutions, foreign conquests, and toppled governments, this book creates a thoughtful analysis of the political manipulation of fact and memory which is just as relevant for the present as it is for the past.

Contents:

List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1: France and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) C hapter 2: Denmark and the Second Schleswig War (1864) Chapter 3: Peru and the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) Chapter 4: The South and the US Civil War (1861-1865) Chapter 5: The Boer Republics, France, and the South African War (1899-1902) Chapter 6: Serbia and the Battle of Kosovo (1389) Conclusion Index.

Notes:

"Amsterdam University Press".

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781003692881

OCLC:

1592928836