Zeina Maasri Knihy

Exploring the intersections of visual culture, design and politics in 1960s Beirut, this compelling and original study examines a critical period in Lebanon's history, now celebrated as the 'golden age'. It draws from uncharted archives of visual and print culture, filling a major gap in the literature on the history of the postcolonial Arab East.

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.