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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1784539856 |
Qualifying information |
hardcover |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781784539856 |
Qualifying information |
hardcover |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Transcribing agency |
AE-ShKH |
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
Geographic area code |
ma----- |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
PN6790.A65 |
Item number |
H65 2019 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Hi̜gilt, Jacob. |
9 (RLIN) |
9432 |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Comics in contemporary Arab culture : |
Remainder of title |
politics, language and resistance / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Jacob Hi̜gilt. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London ; |
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New York, NY : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2019. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xii, 229 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |
Other physical details |
ill. (some color) ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
Library of modern Middle East studies ; |
Volume/sequential designation |
213 |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-222) and index. |
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
Comic books for adults have become one of the most novel and colourful forms of cultural expression in the Arab world today. During the last ten years, young Arabs have crafted stories explaining issues such as authoritarianism, resistance, war, sex, gender relations and youth culture. These are distributed through informal channels as well as independent bookstores and websites. Events like the annual Cairocomix festival in Egypt and the Mahmoud Kahil Award in Lebanon evidence the importance of this cultural phenomenon. 0Comics in Contemporary Arab Culture focuses on the production of these comics in Egypt and Lebanon, countries at the forefront of the development of the genre for adults. Jacob Hoigilt guides the reader through the emergence of independent comics, explores their social and political critique, and analyses their visual and verbal rhetoric. Analysing more than 50 illustrations, included here, he shows that Arab comics are revealing of the changing attitudes towards politics, social relations and even language. While political analysts often paint a bleak picture of the Arab world after 2011, this book suggests that art and storytelling continue to nourish a spirit of liberty and freedom despite political setbacks. Comics in Contemporary Arab Culture provides a fresh and original insight into the politics of the Middle East and cultural expression in the Arab World. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Comic books, strips, etc |
Geographic subdivision |
Arab countries. |
9 (RLIN) |
9433 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Comic books, strips, etc. |
General subdivision |
Social aspects |
Geographic subdivision |
Arab countries. |
9 (RLIN) |
9434 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Comic books, strips, etc. |
General subdivision |
Political aspects |
Geographic subdivision |
Arab countries. |
9 (RLIN) |
9435 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Comic books, strips, etc. |
General subdivision |
Dialogue. |
9 (RLIN) |
9436 |
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
Uniform title |
Library of modern Middle East studies ; |
Volume/sequential designation |
213. |
9 (RLIN) |
9437 |