02670cam a2200397 4500 606232046 TxAuBib 20221001120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781664997615 166499761X a80b73cd-d336-4257-a18d-19c384167e19 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 8779800 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Thompson, Erin. Smashing Statues [OverDrive] : The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments. OrangeSky Audio, 2022. american history. 21st century history. Cultural Analysis. national debate. expert analysis. flashpoints. Controversial Issue. erin l. thompson. public momuments. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 177MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 177MB. History. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>A leading expert's exploration of the past, present, and future of public monuments in America.</b></p> <p>An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? And who gets to decide which ones should stay up and which should come down?</p> <p>Erin L. Thompson, the country's leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles brings much-needed clarity in <i>Smashing Statues</i>. She traces the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, starting with the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom atop the US Capitol, and explores the surprising motivations behind such contemporary flashpoints as the toppling of a statue of Columbus at the Minnesota State Capitol. Written with great verve and thoroughly researched, <i>Smashing Statues</i> gives listeners the context they need to consider the fundamental question: Whose voices must be heard and whose pain must remain private?</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-09-30 20:00:03. Masters, Heather. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a80b73cd-d336-4257-a18d-19c384167e19&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a80b73cd-d336-4257-a18d-19c384167e19&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)