Does "along the borders, the peripheries" in this context mean "about the operations of America outside the borders of the US" or "about marginal subjects"?
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‘In the 80s, with the Mercenaries [a subsequent series] I tried to work along the borders, the peripheries – how official power becomes ferocious indirect power,’ Golub recalled. ‘These paintings state that you cannot see America without seeing the Contras, and everything else that has gone on.’ Golub was commenting on US support for opponents of the legal government in Nicaragua.
More like the second. He was speaking figuratively about politico-military action other than open war.
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More like the second. He was speaking figuratively about politico-military action other than open war.