Commemorating Defeat
This book provides a ground-breaking study of monuments to defeat. Focusing on one sculpture— Gloria Victis , or Glory to the Defeated, by French artist Antonin Mercié—the author examines the artwork’s profound influence on commemorative practices at the turn of the twentieth century. Using case stu...
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| description | This book provides a ground-breaking study of monuments to defeat. Focusing on one sculpture— Gloria Victis , or Glory to the Defeated, by French artist Antonin Mercié—the author examines the artwork’s profound influence on commemorative practices at the turn of the twentieth century. Using case studies spanning Europe, Africa, and North and South America, the research examples given in this book highlights an international trend for erecting public monuments celebrating military defeats. The analysis of the role of public sculpture in shaping collective memory from the standpoint of history’s losers rather than victors reveals surprising connections between defeat and power. Weaving together histories of failed revolutions, foreign conquests, and toppled governments, this book creates a thoughtful analysis of the political manipulation of fact and memory which is just as relevant for the present as it is for the past. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1766452026-06-04T06:27:15Z Commemorating Defeat Parkinson, Nicholas Memorialization Practices Monuments Commemoration Heritage and Violence Difficult Heritage thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMG Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWT Military institutions thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTX Violence, intolerance and persecution in history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history::NHWR Specific wars and campaigns thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMX History of architecture thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history This book provides a ground-breaking study of monuments to defeat. Focusing on one sculpture— Gloria Victis , or Glory to the Defeated, by French artist Antonin Mercié—the author examines the artwork’s profound influence on commemorative practices at the turn of the twentieth century. Using case studies spanning Europe, Africa, and North and South America, the research examples given in this book highlights an international trend for erecting public monuments celebrating military defeats. The analysis of the role of public sculpture in shaping collective memory from the standpoint of history’s losers rather than victors reveals surprising connections between defeat and power. Weaving together histories of failed revolutions, foreign conquests, and toppled governments, this book creates a thoughtful analysis of the political manipulation of fact and memory which is just as relevant for the present as it is for the past. 2026-05-20T07:16:34Z 2026-05-20T07:16:34Z 2026-05-19T09:26:39Z 2026 book ONIX_20260519T105717_9789048576951_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/113021 9789048576951 9789048563869 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176645 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/113021/1/9789048563869.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/113021/1/9789048563869.pdf Central European University Press Central European University Press 10.5117/9789048563852 10.5117/9789048563852 49dd7c40-8e8d-4f66-b9e6-2895b535a0e0 9789048576951 9789048563869 Central European University Press 280 open access |
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