Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of History [Paperback]

Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of Historysurveys the origins, uses and manifestations of iconoclasm in history, art and public culture. It examines the various causes and uses of image/property defacement as a tool of political, national, religious and artistic process. This is one of the first books to examine the outbreak of iconoclasm in Europe and North America in the summer of 2020 in the context of previous outbreaks, and it examines the implications of iconoclasm as a form of control, censorship and expression.

[Iconoclasm's] strengths lie in Mr Adamss characteristic command of illuminating information, presented in abundant but clear factual detail& [It] includes a condensation of reasonswhywe should oppose iconoclasm and suggestions ofwhatto do about it: good advice, which I hope will be followed.

[This] powerful new book chronicles 2020's artifact attrition, examining the iconoclastic phenomenon from an impressive array of artistic, historical, political, and psychological perspectives.

[Adams] masterfully recounts the history of defacement, iconoclasm in art, and the meaning pf the events of 2020& Overall,Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of Historyis a timely and beautiful document defending the importance of history and art.

[Adams'] two books [with Imprint Academic] are courageous marks in the debate which too many try to silence...