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The Monument
- Art and Vulgarity in Saddam Hussein's Iraq
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Monument af Kanan Makiya, 9781860649660
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
176
ISBN-13:
9781860649660
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1860649661
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
31 dec 2003
Størrelse i cm:
21,1 x 14,8 x 1,3
Oplagsdato:
31 dec 2003
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The Monument

- Art and Vulgarity in Saddam Hussein's Iraq
Engelsk
Paperback 2003
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In Baghdad, an enormous monument nearly twice the size of the Arc de Triomphe towers over the city. Two huge forearms emerge from the ground, clutching two swords that clash overhead. Those arms are enlarged casts of those of Saddam Hussein, showing every bump and follicle. The "Victory Arch" celebrates a victory over Iran (in their eight-year-long war) that never happened. This text is a study of the interplay between art and politics - of how culture, normally an unquestioned good, can play into the hands of a power with devastating effects. Kanan Makiya uses the culture invented by Saddam Hussein as a window into the nature of totalitarianism and shows how art can become the weapon of dictatorship. Under Saddam Hussein, culture connived in his evil - this text explains how. It should be useful reading for anyone concerned with the power of culture and the culture of power.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
176
ISBN-13:
9781860649660
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1860649661
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
31 dec 2003
Størrelse i cm:
21,1 x 14,8 x 1,3
Oplagsdato:
31 dec 2003
Forfatter(e):
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