{"product_id":"written-in-stone-public-monuments-in-changing-societies-paperback","title":"Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSanford Levinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterword \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the memorialization of Confederate \"heroes\" have stormed to the forefront of popular American political and cultural discourse. In \u003ci\u003eWritten in Stone\u003c\/i\u003e Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses to controversial monuments and commemorations while examining how those with political power configure public spaces in ways that shape public memory and politics. Paying particular attention to the American South, though drawing examples as well from elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world, Levinson shows how the social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments mark the seemingly endless confrontation over the symbolism attached to public space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This twentieth anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eWritten in Stone\u003c\/i\u003e includes a new preface and an extensive afterword that takes account of recent events in cities, schools and universities, and public spaces throughout the United States and elsewhere. Twenty years on, Levinson's work is more timely and relevant than ever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanford Levinson is Professor of Law at the University of Texas Law School and the author and editor of numerous books, most recently \u003ci\u003eFault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today\u003c\/i\u003e (with Cynthia Levinson).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432754299058,"sku":"9781478002802","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cade6000ab18751851938cc8d96614c6.webp?v=1778609309","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/written-in-stone-public-monuments-in-changing-societies-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}