Reconstructing Beirut memory and space in a postwar Arab city / Aseel Sawalha.

Author/creator Sawalha, Aseel, 1966-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press,
Descriptionxiii, 176 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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SeriesJamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant
Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Beirut : a city in transition -- Downtown in "the ancient city of the future" -- 'Ayn el-mreisse : the global market and the apartment unit -- "Beirut is ours, not theirs" : neighborhood sites and struggles in 'Ayn el-mreisse -- Cafés, funerals, and the future of coffee spaces -- Placing the war-displaced -- Afterword : reclaiming downtown again.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009041323
ISBN9780292721876 (cloth : alk. paper)

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