"This invaluable work unpacks the complexities of colonial and war monuments' signifiers, histories, and affects in Algeria and France. Monuments Decolonized is a groundbreaking textual and visual call for a 'transformative action.'" Samia Henni, McGill University, author of Architecture of Counterrevolution "Susan Slyomovics not only provides an innovative analysis of French colonialism and its aftermath in Algeria through memorials, but also complicates current debates on the future of colonial statues elsewhere, including the US. Monuments Decolonized is a mosaic of fascinating examples that coalesce into a big narrative, asking heady questions about heritage, patrimony, 'nostalgeria,' re-use, appropriation, and erasure." Zeynep Çelik, Columbia University, author of Empire, Architecture, and the City "Monuments Decolonized assembles a magnificent array of ethnographic, visual, and historical materials tracing the deaths and afterlives of France's monuments erected in French-colonized Algeria. By studying these monuments' lives from their origins to the present, Susan Slyomovics has set a new and inspiring benchmark in settler-colonial studies and monument studies." Mia Fuller, University of California, Berkeley, author of Moderns Abroad: Architecture, Cities, and Italian Imperialism "The insights Slyomovics illuminates in this book are not only important to understanding Algerian history but are also vital for understanding material culture in Africa and the larger world. Monuments Decolonized is an essential contribution to the fields of heritage studies and North African history, with profound knowledge into the intersections of memory, art, and politics. Monuments Decolonized is therefore essential for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the enduring impacts of colonialism on cultural landscapes."Bankole Wright, H-Material-Culture "[ Monuments Decolonized] is an original and highly stimulating contribution to the debate on colonialism, its inertia and its divergent memories. It is based on a precise, well-documented and greatly illustrated study."Nora Lafi, Planning Perspectives
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