{"product_id":"egypt-israeli-war-in-1973-propaganda-book-design-العبور-مصرر-ارض-التحدى-al-ubar-misr-ardh-al-tahaddi-i-e-the-crossing-is-determined-the-land-of-challenge-preface-by-ahmad-al-imawi-abd-al-hamid-shahin-fathi-mustafa-yahya-ibrahim","title":"[EGYPT - ISRAELI WAR IN 1973 \/ PROPAGANDA \/ BOOK DESIGN] العبور مصرر… ارض التحدى \/ Al-Ubâr: Misr... ardh al-tahaddî [i.e., The crossing is determined… the land of challenge]. Preface by Ahmad al-Imâwî, Abd al-Hamîd Shâhîn, Fathî Mustafa, Yahya Ibrâhîm","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAL-TANTAWÎ, HUSAYN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDar al-Kitab wa al-wasaiq al-Qawmiyat, Cairo, 1973.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOriginal blue, black and white photo-montage front, and photo-illustrated rear wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Arabic. 173, [3] p., b\/w maps, drawings, and photo-illustrated. A fine copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst and only edition of this striking photomontage-covered book featuring a powerful propaganda narrative, both visually and textually, on the Egyptian army's crossing of the Suez Canal at the outset of the October 1973 Arab Israeli War, reflecting the contemporary Egyptian perspective on the events. The crossing quickly became the central symbol of the war in Egyptian public discourse. Commercially scarce, though not uncommon in institutional collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in the same year, it forms part of the earliest wave of works documenting and interpreting the conflict for a broad readership, typically illustrated with maps and photographs and emphasizing national morale, military achievement, and themes of challenge and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Khalkedon Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46927696953475,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/3294\/6819\/files\/40_sml.jpg?v=1775503800","url":"https:\/\/khalkedonrarebooks.com\/products\/egypt-israeli-war-in-1973-propaganda-book-design-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b6-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d9%89-al-ubar-misr-ardh-al-tahaddi-i-e-the-crossing-is-determined-the-land-of-challenge-preface-by-ahmad-al-imawi-abd-al-hamid-shahin-fathi-mustafa-yahya-ibrahim","provider":"Khalkedon Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}