The Monument : Art, Vulgarity, and Responsibility in Iraq por Samir Al-Khalil - 1991

Univ of California Pr. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Minimal wear. The binding is tight. Pages are free of markings.

University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG, dj has some wear. Pictorial dj; black covers, gilt lettering. (xv), 153 pages : illustrations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-146) and index. Contents as follows: The art of the monument -- The symbolism of the monument -- The monument and the city -- Politics as art -- Andy Warhol and Saddam Husain -- Vulgarity and art -- The kitsch of Baghdad -- Turath as art -- Singling out the monument -- Ethical ambiguities.

Berkeley, Etc.: University of California Press, 1991. xv, 153p., b/w illus., dj.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. POS on FFEP; DJ has one closed tear and wrinkle on back panel, front and spine only minimal wear.

Berkeley.: University of California Press.. (c.1991).. Numerous black and white photographic and line illustrations, xv +153pp, index, notes, dustjacket, large octavo. Samir al-Khalil uses artefacts such as 'The Victory Arch' in Baghdad "to illuminate the nature of dictatorship, the relation between developed and developing countries, and the uses and true value of art. He demonstrates brilliantly how the [Saddam] regime has twisted both local and Western tradition to produce a highly emotive cocktail - citing Andy Warhol and Robert Venturi as foremost among the unwitting culprits." Publisher's description. .