The Economist (US), April 27th, 1991
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LOVE of great cities and vainglorious public monuments comes naturally to despots, and Saddam Hussein is no exception. Since the Baath Party came to power in 1968, it has filled the burgeoning city of Baghdad with new roads, monuments, redevelopment zones and 45 new shopping centres. The boom went on through, and despite, the eight-year war with Iran, and that war then produced its own characteristic public monuments. None was more famous or strange than the notorious Victory Arch; and in his latest book, THE MONUMENT*, Samir alKhalil weaves round the arch a fascinating and thoughtful stu...
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