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The book "The War of Monuments" by Jonathan Lukinovic Hevia, a professor at the Autonomous University, examines the intervention in monuments during social crises and protests in Chile and Latin America. The author seeks to offer tools for analysis and understanding for the study of manifestations in public space and monuments. Although the book fulfills its main objective, it could have established better relationships between the theoretical foundations and the evidence presented. In addition, the compilation of monumental interventions does not include an explicit visual methodology. The text analyzes the phenomenon of iconoclasm and monuments in Latin America, specifically in Chile between 2019 and 2020. The lack of analysis in relation to heritage legislation and its connection with international treaties is criticized. Furthermore, the lack of theoretical discussion about the media and its influence on the representation of vandalism is mentioned. The analysis is based on the premise of one-directional domination and does not consider the diversity of conceptions and consciousness of the citizens. Despite these criticisms, the author provides tools for the study of monumentality and iconoclasm in the history of Latin America. [Extracted from the article]

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