Monument, the: art and vulgarity in saddam hussein's iraq
Auteur :
Makiya, Kanan
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781860649660
Date de publication :
31 déc. 2003
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
229 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 power with devastating effects. Kanan Makiya uses the culture invented by Saddam Hussein as a window into the nature of totalitarianism.