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Bronzes to bullets Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944

Title: Bronzes to bullets [electronic resource] : 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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Description

1 online resource (xv, 246 p.) : ill.

Uniform Title

Bronzes to bullets (Online)

Alternative Title

Bronzes to bullets (Online)

Subject

Bronze > War use > France
World War, 1939-1945 > Destruction and pillage > France
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > France
Public sculpture, French > 20th century
Art and state > France > History > 20th century
Art and society > France > History > 20th century
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.

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Access restricted to authorized users.

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.

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