I think I was hoping for something a little more accessible in language - this had moments of interest, but large chunks were very dry and scholarly language that was either impenetrable, or slightly dull. I could get to the end of a chapter and not be able to summarise what I’d read. The art chapter was particularly bad for this - it was art criticism, not really how things were or changed in the aftermath. I found the last 1/4 of the book a slog.

I received a free ARC copy of this via NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review.