Books of 2021, The Economist 'Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the
most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant,
witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and
talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this
book.' Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and
broadcaster 'Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the
past to explain what the hell is going on today. She does so with a
flair, her signature mix of scholarship and succinctness that is so
compelling. If you want to make sense of the statues debate, and
the coming culture war over our history, this is where you need to
start.' Dan Snow 'A timely, sparkling and often hilarious book.'
Michael Wood In 2020, statues across the world were pulled down in
an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. From the United States
and the United Kingdom to Canada, South Africa, the Caribbean,
India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, Black Lives Matter protests
defaced and hauled down statues of slaveholders, Confederates, and
imperialists. Edward Colston was hurled into the harbour in
Bristol, England. Robert E. Lee was covered in graffiti in
Richmond, Virginia. Christopher Columbus was toppled in Minnesota,
beheaded in Massachusetts, and thrown into a lake in Virginia. King
Leopold II of the Belgians was set on fire in Antwerp and doused in
red paint in Ghent. Winston Churchill was daubed with the word
'racist' in London. Statues are one of the most visible - and
controversial - forms of historical storytelling. The stories we
tell about history are vital to how we, as societies, understand
our past and create our future. So whose stories do we tell? Who or
what defines us? What if we don't all agree? How is history made,
and why? FALLEN IDOLS looks at twelve statues in modern history. It
looks at why they were put up; the stories they were supposed to
tell; why those stories were challenged; and how they came down.
History is not erased when statues are pulled down. If anything, it
is made.
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