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082 _a659.109538
_bZIR/A
100 _aZirinski, Roni
245 0 _aAd hoc Arabism: advertising, culture and technology in Saudi Arabia/
_cRoni Zirinski
260 _aNew York:
_bPeter Lang,
_c2005.
300 _axiv, 176 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _aList of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: toward a semiotic analysis -- Of advertising in Saudi Arabia -- Ilm al-miqat, the science of times: timepieces and history -- The camel and the wheel: automobiles in the desert -- Sihah wa-afiyyah: food ads from the futur to hilwayat -- Ughmuri ahasisaki: cosmetics and personal care products -- Home and away: electronics, leisure, and recreation -- The calligraphic ad: pens, writing, and grammar -- Epilogue: hybridic Arabism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
650 _aSaudi Arabia
650 _aAdvertising
942 _cWB16