Written in Stone

Public Monuments in Changing Societies

By:

Sanford Levinson

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Public Planet Books

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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 capital? 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? This text considers the 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, and paying particular attention to examples throughout South America, this book looks at social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification and destruction of public monuments. The aim of the book is to offer a meditation on how national cultures have been or may yet be defined through the deployment of public monuments.

Author Biography:

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).

Release date NZ

August 7th, 1998

Author

Sanford Levinson

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

19 b&w photographs

Pages

160

Series

Public Planet Books

Dimensions

154x230x12

ISBN-13

9780822322207

Product ID

25608684

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