Off the wall
Subtitle: political posters of the Lebanese Civil War
By: Zeina Maasri ; foreword by Fawwaz Traboulsi.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9781845119515
Subjects: Political posters; Art, Lebanese; Lebanon -- History -- Civil War, 1975-1990 -- Posters
Description: "Political upheaval has marked Iran's history throughout the twentieth century. Wars, revolutions, coups and the impact of modernism have shaped Iran's historiography, as they have the country's history. Originally based on oral and written sources, which underpinned traditional genealogical and dynastic history, Iran's historiography was transformed in the early 20th century with the development of a 'new' school of presenting history. Here emphasis shifted from the anecdotal story-telling genre to social, political, economic, cultural and religious history-writing. A new understanding of the nation state and the importance of identity and foreign relations in defining Iran's place in the modern world all served to transform the perspective of Iranian historiography. Touraj Atabaki here brings together a range of rich contributions from international scholars who cover the leading themes of the historiography of 20th-century Iran, including constitutional reform and revolution, literature and architecture, identity, women and gender, nationalism, modernism, Orientalism, Marxism and Islamism."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibition Signs of conflict held in Beirut, 12 April - 1 May 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-131) and index.