| Description |
1 online resource (x, 248 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Egypt: Revolutionary Street Art in Cairo -- Chapter 2 -- Lebanon: Walls of Conflict and Reconciliation -- Chapter 3 -- Palestine: Street Art on the Separation Barrier -- Chapter 4 -- Iran: Building National Identity through Street Art -- Chapter 5 -- Bahrain: Community and Tradition in Public Space -- Chapter 6 -- Oman: Promoting History and Culture on the Streets -- Chapter 7 -- Tunisia: International Street Art and Tourism -- Chapter 8 -- United Arab Emirates: Curating Street Art -- Conclusion -- Notes. |
| Summary |
"Since the 2011 Arab Spring street art has been a vehicle for political discourse in the Middle East, and has generated much discussion in both the popular media and academia. Yet, this conversation has generalised street art and identified it as a singular form with identical styles and objectives throughout the region. Street art's purpose is, however, defined by the socio-cultural circumstances of its production. Middle Eastern artists thus adopt distinctive methods in creating their individual work and responding to their individual environments. Here, in this new book, Sabrina De Turk employs rigorous visual analysis to explore the diversity of Middle Eastern street art and uses case studies of countries as varied as Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine, Bahrain and Oman to illustrate how geographic specifics impact upon its function and aesthetic. Her book will be of significant interest to scholars specialising in art from the Middle East and North Africa and those who bring an interdisciplinary perspective to Middle East studies."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Street art -- Middle East.
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Street art. |
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Middle East. |
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ART -- Techniques -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : 9781784539900 |
| ISBN |
9781786726001 (electronic book) |
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1786726009 (electronic book) |
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9781786736055 (PDF ebook) |
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1786736055 |
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9781788317238 (online) |
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1788317238 |
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9781784539900 |
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1784539902 |
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