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Monumental lies : culture wars and the truth about the past /

How statues, heritage and the built environment have become the battleground for the culture wars. The past is weaponized in culture wars and cynically edited by those who wish to impose their ideology upon the physical spaces around us. Holocaust deniers use details of the ruins of the gas chambers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bevan, Robert (Journalist) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Verso, 2022.
Subjects:	Collective memory. Cultural property > Political aspects. Monuments > Social aspects. Politics and culture.

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