Author: al-Khalil, Samir
Title: The Monument : Art, Vulgarity and Responsibility in Iraq
Description: Berkeley, Univ. of California Press, (1991). orig. boards, dustwrapper.. 25x18cm,, xv,151 pp. Textual photo illustrations.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Art of the Monument; The Symbolism of the Monument; The Monument & the City; Politics as Art; Andy Warhol & Saddam Husain; Vulgarity & Art; The Kitsch of Baghdad; Turath as Art; Singling out the Monument; Ethical Ambiguities.

Keywords: Iraq, Ba'athist, Political History, Monumental, Monument, Criticism Sculpture, Architecture, Political History, Kitsch Politics