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Bronzes to bullets : Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944
- Title
- Bronzes to bullets : Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944 / Kirrily Freeman.
- Author
- Freeman, Kirrily.
- Publication
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- xv, 246 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > France
- Art and state > France > History > 20th century
- Public sculpture, French > 20th century
- Bronze > War use > France
- France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945
- Art and society > France > History > 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Destruction and pillage > France
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
- Contents
- The economics of exploitation -- "An important source of metal" : the context of Vichy's metal "mobilization" -- "The union of art and industry" : Vichy's bronze "mobilization" campaign -- The politics of patrimony -- "The expression of us all, young and old" : public perceptions of the bronze mobilization campaign -- "Pedestals dedicated to absence" : the symbolic impact of the bronze mobilization campaign -- Conclusion : "The 'Saint-Bartholomew' of statues"? : the bronze mobilization campaign in French memory and historiography.
- Call Number
- JFE 09-959
- ISBN
- 9780804758895 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0804758891 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008026616
- OCLC
- 225875959
- Author
- Freeman, Kirrily.
- Title
- Bronzes to bullets : Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944 / Kirrily Freeman.
- Imprint
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 09-959