{"product_id":"bronzes-to-bullets-vichy-and-the-destruction-of-french-public-statuary-1941-1944-hardback-9780804758895","title":"Bronzes to Bullets; Vichy and the Destruction of French Public Statuary, 1941–1944 (Hardback) 9780804758895","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBronzes to Bullets\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVichy and the Destruction of French Public Statuary, 1941–1944\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKirrily Freeman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780804758895\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 12 tables, 1 figure, 41 illustrations, 5 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This study, a reworked Ph.D. thesis, contains much that will be of interest to teachers of modern French politics, art history, and culture in general, for the removal of bronze statuary to provide raw materials for the German war machine incidentally erased the physical aids to the memory of France's glorious past . . . The book is usefully illustrated with numerous reproductions of postcards from the author's own collection as well as with archival photos and those taken by Freeman.\" - Derk Visser (\u003ci\u003eFrench Review\u003c\/i\u003e) \"\u003ci\u003eBronzes into Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e builds upon impressive archival research, much of it conducted in French provincial archives. Freeman advances a number of compelling arguments: about the role of Vichy officials in the destruction of public statuary; the lack of concern for the statues among many Parisians; French regionalism in the 1940s; how political rather than aesthetic considerations provided the main criterion for saving statues, and more. The photographs constitute a kind of visual evidence that is central to the discussion, and the book that emerges is a very handsome one.\" - Jonathan Petropoulos, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (Claremont McKenna College) \"Scrupulously researched book.\" - Richard Vinen (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e) \"Kirrily Freeman's book is very readable, clear, and concise, and is an important addition to the literature on Vichy's economic and political policies; most significantly, it adds to the story of public opinion towards Vichy, and demonstrates that for most of France, the years of the war are best characterized neither as revolutionary nor as black, but as 'grey'.\" - David A. Messenger (\u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/i\u003e) \"Kirrily Freeman's \u003ci\u003eBronzes into Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e makes important and original contributions to a number of fields: memory studies, cultural history, political and economic history, and the history of fine art. An original and sophisticated book, it provides a highly valuable reassessment of Vichy practices versus discourses, a fascinating investigation into the history of amnesias, and a window into the dynamics of collaboration, opposition, and compromise.\" - Eric Jennings (University of Toronto)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBronzes to Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52548850712856,"sku":"9780804758895","price":47.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bronzes-to-bullets-vichy-and-the-destruction-of-french-public-statuary-1941-1944-hardback-9780804758895","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}