Geopolitics and the Event

Geopolitics and the Event Rethinking Britain's Iraq War Through Art - RGS-IBG Book Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

An original exploration of the 2003 Iraq war and geopolitics more broadly through the prism of art.

  • Offers a reappraisal of one of the most contentious and consequential events of the early twenty-first century
  • Advances an original perspective on Britain's role in the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq
  • Maps out new ways of thinking about geopolitical events through art
  • Examines the work of artists, curators and activists in light of Britain's role as a colonial power in Iraq and the importance of oil
  • Reflects on the significance, limits and dilemmas of art as a form of critical intervention
  • Questions the implications of art in colonialism and modernity

Book information

ISBN: 9781119426059
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pub date:
DEWEY: 956.704432
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 352g
Height: 153mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 13mm