{"product_id":"rahul-rao-the-psychic-lives-of-statues","title":"Rahul Rao: The Psychic Lives of Statues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePluto Press, 2025, hardcover, 208 pages, 14 x 21.6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStatues around the world have become lightning rods for public debates over the meaning of our imperial past and postcolonial present. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Psychic Lives of Statues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an insightful exploration of these global controversies, demonstrating that beneath their surface lie deeper struggles over race, caste and the politics of decolonisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRahul Rao takes readers on an international journey, revealing how these controversies have dramatically rearranged anticolonial political thought through the multifaceted lenses of justice, cultural memory and belonging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Psychic Lives of Statues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores both the toppling of colonial statues and the erection of postcolonial ones, illuminating how statues remain powerful and compelling forms of memorialisation. Engaging with artists, scholars and activists, Rao offers a fresh and exciting perspective on how we understand our past and present through iconography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57922051211648,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/61TOqY58gbL._SY522.jpg?v=1776697005","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/rahul-rao-the-psychic-lives-of-statues","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}