The Resource Contested sites : commemoration, memorial and popular politics in nineteenth century Britain, edited by Paul A. Pickering, Alex Tyrell
Contested sites : commemoration, memorial and popular politics in nineteenth century Britain, edited by Paul A. Pickering, Alex Tyrell
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- Summary
- The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed a new phenomenon in public monuments and civic ornamentation. Whereas in former times public statuary had customarily been reserved for 'warriors and statesmen, kings and rulers of men', a new trend was emerging for towns to commemorate their own citizens. As the subjects immortalised in stone and bronze broadened beyond the traditional ruling classes to include radicals and reformers, it necessitated a corresponding widening of the language and understanding of public statuary. Contested Sites explores the role of these commemorations in radical public life in Britain. Despite recent advances in the understanding of the importance of symbols in public discourse, political monuments have received little attention from historians. This is to be regretted, for commemorations are statements of public identity and memory that have their politics; they are 'embedded in complex class, gender and power relations that determine what is remembered (or forgotten)'. Examining monuments, plaques and tombstones commemorating a variety of popular movements and reforming individuals, the contributions in Contested Sites reveal the relations that went into the making of public memory in modern Britain and its radical tradition
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 176 p.
- Contents
-
- Nicholas Mansfield -- The
- chartist rites of passage : commemorating Feargus O'Connor /
- Paul A. Pickering
- Preserving the glory for Preston : the campo santo of the Preston teetotalers /
- Alex Tyrrell
- Whose history is it? : memorialising Britain's involvement in slavery /
- Alex Tyrrell and James Walvin
- The
- public memorial of reform : commemoration and contestation /
- Paul A. Pickering and Alex Tyrrell
- Bearding the Tories : the commemoration of the Scottish political martyrs of 1793-94 /
- Alex Tyrrell with Michael T. Davis -- A
- 'grand ossification' : William Cobbett and the commemoration of Tom Paine /
- Paul A. Pickering
- Radical banners as sites of memory : the national banner survey /
- Isbn
- 9780754632290
- Label
- Contested sites : commemoration, memorial and popular politics in nineteenth century Britain
- Title
- Contested sites
- Title remainder
- commemoration, memorial and popular politics in nineteenth century Britain
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Paul A. Pickering, Alex Tyrell
- Subject
-
- Cultural property -- Protection -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration | Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Historic sites -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Historical markers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Labor movement -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Memorials -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Monuments -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Statues -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed a new phenomenon in public monuments and civic ornamentation. Whereas in former times public statuary had customarily been reserved for 'warriors and statesmen, kings and rulers of men', a new trend was emerging for towns to commemorate their own citizens. As the subjects immortalised in stone and bronze broadened beyond the traditional ruling classes to include radicals and reformers, it necessitated a corresponding widening of the language and understanding of public statuary. Contested Sites explores the role of these commemorations in radical public life in Britain. Despite recent advances in the understanding of the importance of symbols in public discourse, political monuments have received little attention from historians. This is to be regretted, for commemorations are statements of public identity and memory that have their politics; they are 'embedded in complex class, gender and power relations that determine what is remembered (or forgotten)'. Examining monuments, plaques and tombstones commemorating a variety of popular movements and reforming individuals, the contributions in Contested Sites reveal the relations that went into the making of public memory in modern Britain and its radical tradition
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA655
- LC item number
- .C565 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Pickering, Paul A
- Tyrrell, Alex
- Series statement
- Studies in labour history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Historic sites
- Cultural property
- Historical markers
- Popular culture
- Labor movement
- Historic sites
- Monuments
- Memorials
- Statues
- Great Britain
- Label
- Contested sites : commemoration, memorial and popular politics in nineteenth century Britain, edited by Paul A. Pickering, Alex Tyrell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Nicholas Mansfield -- The
- chartist rites of passage : commemorating Feargus O'Connor /
- Paul A. Pickering
- Preserving the glory for Preston : the campo santo of the Preston teetotalers /
- Alex Tyrrell
- Whose history is it? : memorialising Britain's involvement in slavery /
- Alex Tyrrell and James Walvin
- The
- public memorial of reform : commemoration and contestation /
- Paul A. Pickering and Alex Tyrrell
- Bearding the Tories : the commemoration of the Scottish political martyrs of 1793-94 /
- Alex Tyrrell with Michael T. Davis -- A
- 'grand ossification' : William Cobbett and the commemoration of Tom Paine /
- Paul A. Pickering
- Radical banners as sites of memory : the national banner survey /
- Control code
- 15b22139187
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 176 p.
- Isbn
- 9780754632290
- Lccn
- 2003056933
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Contested sites : commemoration, memorial and popular politics in nineteenth century Britain, edited by Paul A. Pickering, Alex Tyrell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Nicholas Mansfield -- The
- chartist rites of passage : commemorating Feargus O'Connor /
- Paul A. Pickering
- Preserving the glory for Preston : the campo santo of the Preston teetotalers /
- Alex Tyrrell
- Whose history is it? : memorialising Britain's involvement in slavery /
- Alex Tyrrell and James Walvin
- The
- public memorial of reform : commemoration and contestation /
- Paul A. Pickering and Alex Tyrrell
- Bearding the Tories : the commemoration of the Scottish political martyrs of 1793-94 /
- Alex Tyrrell with Michael T. Davis -- A
- 'grand ossification' : William Cobbett and the commemoration of Tom Paine /
- Paul A. Pickering
- Radical banners as sites of memory : the national banner survey /
- Control code
- 15b22139187
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 176 p.
- Isbn
- 9780754632290
- Lccn
- 2003056933
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Cultural property -- Protection -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration | Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Historic sites -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Historical markers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Labor movement -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Memorials -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Monuments -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Statues -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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