Symbolism and Folk Imagery in Early Egyptian Political Caricatures

This impressive work successfully combines two genres. It serves as a catalogue of hitherto largely unknown graphic images of great historical value, and it offers an analytical history based on those images that enriches our understanding of the politics, culture, and society of early twentieth-century Egypt. In addition to the author’s many insights, the publication in color of so many original posters and cartoons serves as a valuable primary source for future interpretations by others.

Donald M. Reid, author of Contesting Antiquity in Egypt: Archaeologies, Museums, and the Struggle for Identities from World War I to Nasser

A well-done introduction into the field of graphic imagery in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Egypt, combined with a summarizing introduction to the history of the country. The approach to lithography and its importance to the spread of caricature and political propaganda is excellent.

Eliane Ursula Ettmüller, Centre for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University