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The Monument - Art and Vulgarity in Saddam Hussein's Iraq (Paperback)
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The Monument - Art and Vulgarity in Saddam Hussein's Iraq (Paperback)
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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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