Peter Hughes

A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues

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Produktbeschreibung

Travelling through time from Ancient Egypt to today, A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues unpicks the past, illuminates the present and offers a new perspective on the future through these controversial symbols of our identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 344213
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 166mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9780711266124
• ISBN-10: 0711266123
• Artikelnr.: 60781517

Autorenporträt

Dr. Peter Hughes is a philosopher and psychologist with expertise in how individuals succumb to the madness of crowds. He has a PhD in philosophy and is a member of the British Psychological Society. An experienced broadcaster, he has worked with extremes of human behaviour and his combination of academic expertise and real-world experience give him a unique perspective on the statue wars.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Lone and Level Sands
Hatshepsut (Thebes, Egypt)
Nero (Colchester, UK)
Athena (Palmyra, Syria)
The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Bamiyan, Afghanistan)
Hecate (Constantinople, Byzantine Empire)
Our Lady of Caversham (Caversham, UK)
Huitzilopochtli (Tenochtitlan, Mexico)
Confucius (Qufu, China)
Louis XV (Paris, France)
Felix Mendelssohn (Leipzig, Germany)
The Confederate Monument (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA)
Sir John A. Macdonald (Montreal, Canada)
Edward Colston (Bristol, UK)
Christopher Columbus (Caracas, Venezuela)
Cecil Rhodes (Cape Town, South Africa)
George Washington (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Joseph Stalin (Budapest, Hungary)
Yagan (Perth, Australia)
Saddam Hussein (Baghdad, Iraq)
B.R. Ambedkar (Vederanyam, India)
Frederick Douglass (Rochester, New York, USA)
Epilogue: Khaled al-Asaad
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index