The Swastika: Symbol Beyond Redemption? - Softcover
The Swastiska is a powerful examination of the impact of one graphic symbol on society. Steven Heller traces the history of the swastika, from religious symbol to reviled symbol. With more than 175 illustrations, this close examination of the most powerful symbol ever created questions whether the symbol as we know it can be redeemed. The books delves into rise and fall of the swastika, and its mysteries and misunderstandings, are fully explained and explored. Readers will be captivated by the twists and turns of the symbol’s fortunes, from its pre-Nazi religious and commercial uses, to the Nazi appropriation and misuse of the form, to its contemporary applications as both a racist and an apolitical logo.
Steven Heller’s discussion of the controversy around ideas to ban the symbol has created a classic story, masterfully told, and ultimately, it illustrates how one graphic symbol can endure and influence culture for generations.
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Steven Heller’s discussion of the controversy around ideas to ban the symbol has created a classic story, masterfully told, and ultimately, it illustrates how one graphic symbol can endure and influence culture for generations.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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About the Author:
Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author+Entrepreneur program at New York's School of Visual Arts. He is the author, editor and co-editor of more than one hundred books on design and popular culture.
From School Library Journal:
YA-Heller does a laudable job of providing the pre-20th-century history, the Nazi-associated infamy, and the punk-era appropriation of this graphical image. The clear, comprehensive, and cogent narrative is illustrated with abundant prints that range from symbol dictionaries and propaganda posters to photos of architecture and textile designs. The author brings into stark illumination how thoroughly the emblem has come to embody Nazi ideology and how its meaning has been changed for, seemingly, all subsequent generations. This is a book that is accessible in language and content to most readers, yet it will force even the most sophisticated to rethink and rework their ideas of how images work in the world. A valuable purchase for school and public libraries, as well as for art and design collections.
Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherAllworth Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1621535053
- ISBN 13 9781621535058
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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