Bronzes to Bullets: Vichy and the Destruction of French Public Statuary, 1941-1944 - Rilegato

Freeman, Kirrily

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0804758891 ISBN 13: 9780804758895

Casa editrice: Stanford Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Bronzes to Bullets tells the story of French statues and monuments that were melted down and shipped to Nazi munitions factories during the Second World War. Beginning with the economic context that led to the destruction of public art, the book goes on to detail the process by which monuments were removed and destroyed and the metal sent to Germany for Hitler's war machine. The most remarkable part of the story is the reaction of the French public to the loss of its artwork. People protested all over France, and many communities took extraordinary measures to save their statues. This protest, and the way the collaborationist Vichy government handled it, sheds light on the complexities of life in wartime France.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Kirrily Freeman is Assistant Professor of History at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Stanford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0804758891
• ISBN 13: 9780804758895
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 246