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Off the Wall: Political Posters of the Lebanese Civil War
Zeina Maasri
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Description for Off the Wall: Political Posters of the Lebanese Civil War
Paperback. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. This book tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations; 65 colour illustrations in plates. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJP; AKLP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
In this lavishly illustrated work, Zeina Maasri tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. Showcased here for the first time, the posters display a dramatic clash of cultures, ideologies and meanings.Maasri shows how the iconography of the posters changed throughout the war, and links this to changing political identities and imagined communities. She explores the factions' different aesthetic influences; from ... Read more
In this lavishly illustrated work, Zeina Maasri tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. Showcased here for the first time, the posters display a dramatic clash of cultures, ideologies and meanings.Maasri shows how the iconography of the posters changed throughout the war, and links this to changing political identities and imagined communities. She explores the factions' different aesthetic influences; from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845119515
SKU
V9781845119515
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99-50
About Zeina Maasri
Zeina Maasri is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the American University of Beirut. She curated a critically-acclaimed exhibition of political posters, entitled 'Signs of Conflict', as part of Lebanon's Homeworks Festival 2008.
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