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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Schacter, Rafael, author.

Title: Monumental graffiti : tracing public art and resistance in the city / Rafael Schacter.

Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024] | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2023050268 (print) | LCCN 2023050269 (ebook) | ISBN 9780262049221 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780262379793 (epub) | ISBN 9780262379786 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Graffiti—Social aspects. | Memorialization—Social aspects. | Monuments—Social aspects. | Art and society.

Classification: LCC GT3912 .S33 2024 (print) | LCC GT3912 (ebook) | DDC 751.7/3—dc23/eng/20240224

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023050268

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023050269

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