Monument : Art and Vulgarity in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

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�...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Makiya, Kanan
Other Authors: Makiya, Kanyan (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2003.
Subjects:
Baghdad (Iraq) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Monuments > Political aspects > Iraq.
Qaws al-Naṣr (Baghdad, Iraq)
Baghdad (Iraq) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Monuments > Political aspects > Iraq.
Qaws al-Nasr (Baghdad, Iraq)
Qaws al-Naṣr (Bagdad, Irak)
Memorials, monuments.
Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship.
The arts: general issues.
Propaganda.
Cultural studies.
Art > General.
Political Science > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 8-year long war) that never happened._x000D__x000D_'The Monument' is a study of the interplay between art and politics - of how culture, normally an unquestioned good, can play into the hands of power with devastating effects. Kanan Makiya uses the culture invented.
Physical Description:1 online resource (170 pages)
ISBN:0857714880
9780857714886
6000007361
9786000007362
1423711718
9781423711711

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