{"product_id":"9780995745537-spomenik-monument-database","title":"Spomenik Monument Database","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first ever spomenik guidebook, with over 75 examples  alongside map references and information on why they exist  and who built them\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spomenik’ the Serbo-Croat\/Slovenian word for ‘monument’ – refers to a series of  memorials built in Tito’s Republic of Yugoslavia from the 1960s-1990s, marking the  horror of the occupation and the defeat of Axis forces during World War II. Hundreds  were built across the country, from coastal resorts to remote mountains. Through  these imaginative forms of concrete and steel, a classless, forward–looking, socialist  society, free of ethnic tensions, was envisaged.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Instead of looking to the ideologically aligned Soviet Union for artistic inspiration,  Tito turned to the west and works of abstract expressionism and minimalism. As a  result, Yugoslavia was able to develop its own distinct identity through these brutal  monuments, which were used as political tools to articulate Tito’s personal vision of  a new tomorrow. Today, following the breakup of the country and the subsequent  Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, some have been destroyed or abandoned. Many have  suffered the consequences of ethnic tensions – once viewed as symbols of hope they  are now the focus of resentment and anger.       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book brings together the largest collection of spomeniks published to date.  Each has been extensively photographed and researched by the author, to make this  book the most comprehensive survey of this obscure and fascinating architectural  phenomenon.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A fold-out map on the reverse of the dust jacket shows the exact location of each spomenik using GPS coordinates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31874232844385,"sku":"9780995745537","price":22.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27867415.jpg?v=1722152982","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780995745537-spomenik-monument-database","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}