List 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.
