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| Genre/Form: | Ausstellung (Beirut, 2008) |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Zeina Maasri; Fawwāz Ṭarābulsī |
| ISBN: | 9781845119515 1845119517 |
| OCLC Number: | 261948337 |
| Notes: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition Signs of conflict held in Beirut, 12 April - 1 May 2008. |
| Description: | xxviii, 137 p., [64] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | List of posters -- Foreword / by Fawwaz Traboulsi -- Preface -- Pt. I. The poster in context. Introduction: Political posters as symbolic sites of struggle graphic chronologies ; Agents, aesthetic genres and localities -- Pt. II. Themes, icons, and signs. Leadership ; Commemoration ; Martyrdom ; Belonging. |
| Other Titles: | Political posters of the Lebanese Civil War |
| Responsibility: | Zeina Maasri ; foreword by Fawwaz Traboulsi. |
Abstract:
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.
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