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Finding Room in Beirut

Author : Carole Lévesque
Publisher : punctum books
ISBN 13 : 1947447610
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Finding Room in Beirut written by Carole Lévesque and published by punctum books. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Room in Beirut: Places of the Everyday demonstrates why it is worth our while to explore the value and contemporary meaning of urban areas about to undergo complete renewal. Branching off from discourses surrounding the terrain vague, the book argues that large populated urban areas meet the criteria of the vague and constitute a particular perspective from which to build a critical stance in regards to the contemporary city. But unlike a terrain vague, a vague urbain -- inhabited areas where property ownership is usually obscure and informal behaviours a daily affair -- possesses real communities and offers an alternative understanding on how a city can be practiced and how lessons should be learned before its complete transformation. Stemming from a photographic and architectural documentation of Bachoura, a central area of Beirut, Lebanon, the book shows how the vague urbain allows for different ways of inhabiting, ways that are as -- or perhaps even more -- real and anchored in the imagination of the city as those proposed by standardising developments. Building on the intricacies of found situations, improvised uses and local narratives, it is an exploration as to how the meeting of a marvellous realism with l'intrigue, the vague urbain, and temporary architecture can provide opportunities for the emergence of hidden narratives.

Everyday Streets

Author : Agustina Martire
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1800084404
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Streets written by Agustina Martire and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday streets are both the most used and most undervalued of cities’ public spaces. They are places of social aggregation, bringing together those belonging to different classes, genders, ages, ethnicities and nationalities. They comprise not just the familiar outdoor spaces that we use to move and interact but also urban blocks, interiors, depths and hinterlands, which are integral to their nature and contribute to their vitality. Everyday streets are physically and socially shaped by the lives of the people and things that inhabit them through a reciprocal dance with multiple overlapping temporalities. The primary focus of this book is an inclusive approach to understanding and designing everyday streets. It offers an analysis of many aspects of everyday streets from cities around the globe. From the regular rectilinear urban blocks of Montreal to the military-regulated narrow alleyways of Naples, and from the resilient market streets of London to the crammed commercial streets of Chennai, the streets in this book were all conceived with a certain level of control. Everyday Streets is a palimpsest of methods, perspectives and recommendations that together provide a solid understanding of everyday streets, their degree of inclusiveness, and to what extent they could be more inclusive.

Lebanon

Author : Paul Doyle
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1804691674
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Lebanon written by Paul Doyle and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2023-04-17 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt’s Lebanon remains the only English-language guide dedicated to the smallest country on the Asian continent. Comprehensively updated throughout to reflect recent economic, political and social changes, it includes revised and new listings for hotels, restaurants, and what to see and do, catering for all types of travellers and budgets. Although only half the size of Wales, Lebanon offers extraordinary diversity. Some of the world’s oldest human settlements, including the Phoenician ports of Tyre and Byblos – two of Lebanon’s five World Heritage sites – sit alongside modern Beirut. The absorbing capital is popular for its world-renowned cuisine, eclectic nightlife, mosaic of peoples and kaleidoscope of religions. In Lebanon's second city, Tripoli, busy medieval souks are watched over by a vast Crusader castle. Nearby, snow-capped mountains and the lush Qadisha Valley with its snaking river and waterfalls provide entertainment for skiers and hikers (the latter also well served by the Lebanon Mountain Trail, which runs virtually the length of the country). Three hundred days of sunshine per year makes Lebanon a ‘go anytime’ destination, with the Mediterranean coastline particularly drawing sun-seekers and watersports enthusiasts. Wildlife-lovers can enjoy Shouf Biosphere Reserve (with its famed cedar trees, the national emblem) and the Aammiq Wetlands, while Lebanon has become a major destination for religious tourism, and vinophiles can visit numerous Bekaa Valley wineries of international repute. Bradt's Lebanon offers detailed coverage of areas ignored by other guides, particularly the country’s south, as well as more extensive cultural and practical information. New for this edition are specialist features on aspects of Lebanese cultural life, additional background information, updates on work to rebuild Beirut following the 2020 explosion, extended and revised coverage of the Aammiq Wetlands, new and updated maps, and new visitor attractions including the MIM mineral museum and the Middle East’s first chocolate museum, both in Beirut. With a comprehensive language appendix covering both Arabic and French, detailed historical and religious background that helps visitors travel with awareness and sensitivity, and in-depth travel information, Bradt's Lebanon is an indispensable practical companion to visiting this excitingly varied country.

Come with Me from Lebanon

Author : Ann Zwicker Kerr
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815604341
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Come with Me from Lebanon written by Ann Zwicker Kerr and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Kerr’s is a personal account of an American family during the most tumultuous years of Beirut’s political strife. It begins with the tragic assassination of her husband Malcolm Kerr, one of the most respected scholars of Middle East studies, in 1984, seventeen months after he became president of the American University of Beirut. She retraces in detail the events that brought them to the Middle East, and reaches back into her childhood to describe a lifelong affinity for Lebanon. For a young American woman caring for a family in Lebanon and Egypt, life was like nothing she had ever known, but Ann Kerr approached it with a sense of adventure, which would help her deal with the beauty, chaos, and the ultimate horror of life during the country’s most volatile years of the last three decades. The personal saga of her family and the events surrounding her husband’s untimely death merge with the political episodes that have shaped U.S.-Arab relations since World War II.

Inclusive Design and Accessibility Paradigms in Lebanon

Author : Itab Shuayb
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819999790
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Inclusive Design and Accessibility Paradigms in Lebanon written by Itab Shuayb and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Paradise Divided

Author : Alex Klaushofer
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1904955894
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Divided written by Alex Klaushofer and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely portrait of Lebanon exposes the fault lines that underlie the current crisis in the Middle East, and charts the country's attempts to rebuild a fragile peace after its long civil war and recent conflict with Israel. Part reportage, part travel narrative, Paradise Divided chronicles the delicate web of relationships that make up contemporary Lebanese society. Drawing on interviews with community leaders and relationships with ordinary people, it reveals a richly-textured social and religious fabric in which Sunni and Shia Muslims, Druze and Christians of all kinds, from Maronite Catholics to evangelical Protestants, strive to maintain a delicate balance. It offers an insight into how Lebanon's religious communities, their identities formed by history, landscape and their relationships with one another, came to be what they are today—and how their different perspectives can lead to potentially destructive tensions. What emerges is a quintessentially Middle Eastern form of coexistence, poised between tolerance and sectarianism—a theme powerfully developed through the author’s privileged access to the normally secretive Druze. The reader follows the country’s changing fortunes after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the subsequent pro-democracy movement and withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanese soil. The final chapters examine the aftermath of Israel’s military campaign and the emergence of the new battle dividing Lebanese society as opposing camps struggle to have their vision for Lebanon made reality. Paradise Divided opens a window onto a country little-visited by Westerners for decades, and one very different from the war-torn images of the Middle East that dominate our television screens. Offering a unique view of the struggle between sectarianism and tolerance, and the relationship between the Arab world and the West, it is a book which sheds light on some of the central issues of our time.

Finding Palestine

Author : Liza Elliott
Publisher : Hope Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9780932727978
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Finding Palestine written by Liza Elliott and published by Hope Publishing House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1948 Secretary of State George Marshall told President Truman he'd not vote for the president's re-election should he recognize Israel--and warned that the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine would lead to war. More than 50 years later, war rages on, with America giving $3 billion annually in aid to Israel. Has America's one-sided policy led to terrorism on all sides? Liza Elliott, Ph.D explains here the ways the truth about the Middle East has been covered up--and runs contrary to everything Americans have learned. This book examines what politicians don't want you to know about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the reason Palestinian children find martyrdom attractive. She also discusses ways America has derailed the Palestinian statehood and supported ethnic and religious cleansing--while sidestepping the Geneva Convention. Dr. Elliott describes what life is like inside the occupied territories where America spends $10 million a day to push Palestinians off their land.

World Trade Information Service

Author : United States. Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book World Trade Information Service written by United States. Bureau of Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Broken Mirrors

Author : Elias Khoury
Publisher : Archipelago
ISBN 13 : 0914671308
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Broken Mirrors written by Elias Khoury and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karim Chammas returns to Lebanon, his family, and his past after ten years of establishing a new life in France. Back in Beirut, Karim reacquaints himself with his brother Nassim, now married to his former love Hind, and old friends from the leftist political circles within which he once roamed under the nom de guerre Sinalcol. By the end of his six-month stay, he has been reintroduced to the chaos of cultural, religious and political battles that continue to rage in Lebanon. Overwhelmed by the experiences of his return, Karim is forced to contemplate his identity and his place in Lebanon's history. The story of Karim and his family is born of other stories that intertwine to form an imposing fresco of Lebanese society over the past fifty years. Broken Mirrors examines the roots of an endemic civil war and a country's unsettled past.

Memoirs

Author : Kadir I. Natho
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 145358899X
Total Pages : 731 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Memoirs written by Kadir I. Natho and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-23 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book vividly portrays the bitter trials of life in Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany. It is a story of the authors recollections of abject poverty and total intimidation in which his terrified parents and villagers lived under the dictatorships of the Soviet Union from the forcible collectivization to the advent of World War II, and of the Nazi Germany during the temporary German occupation of the Caucasus. The author rebelled against the heartrending and unforgettable mistreatment of the people by both dictatorships during the war. This frequently endangered his life and forced him to flee, leaving behind everything dear to himfriends, relatives, parents, native village, and country. Thus he wandered through Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Italy, at times as a hunted fugitive. He survived the war and two forcible repatriations back to the Soviet Unionfirst from Austria, and then from Italy; then he moved to Jordan, lived there for eight years, and finally immigrated to the United States of America in 1956. Mr. Natho found shelter in the best and freest country in the world. The book is highly interesting, informative, and easy to read. It is filled, not only with the cruelties and horrors of the war and dictatorships, but also with human passion, kindness, heroism, and love. It will enrich your soul and experience.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Beirut

Author : Pat Stewart
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595094244
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Beirut written by Pat Stewart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's hard to coach a team when your players don't show up. Mafi muscula. Hard to make air flights without reservations. Mafi muscula. Can't tape ankles without tape. Hey! Why isn't Darrin here from the States yet? Mafi Muscula. Can't understand these Hungarian menu forms...we could starve. Mafi muscula. We're almost out of tea. Muscula! In Arabic, mafi muscula means "no problem." But a better definition is probably: "no problem for ME, big problem for YOU." Saudi Arabia is where mafi musculas start, but they don't end there. From Saudi it's on to a training camp near Budapest then onward to Beruit for the basketball championships of the Eighth Pan Arab Games. Some funny things happen along the way. And there, too. These are recounted through the eyes of an American coach. They sometimes happen on the court., but more often off. Some are pretty peculiar and that's the kind of questions they raise. For example: —Was Bruce Springsteen born in Saudi Arabia? —Do you know how to properly kiss your players? —Why are Homer's underpants radioactive? —Is Martin as dead as he thinks? —Is Adel as dead as Coach tells his mom he is? —How to get a lunatic asylum airborne? —When must camels kill you? And more.

Arab Berlin

Author : Hanan Badr
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839462630
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Arab Berlin written by Hanan Badr and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berlin is increasingly emerging as a hub of Arab intellectual life in Europe. In this first study of Arab culture to zoom in on the thriving metropolis, the contributors shed light on the dynamics of transformation with Arabs as agents, subjects, and objects of change in the spheres of politics, society and history, gender, demographics and migration, media and culture, and education and research. The kaleidoscopic character of the collection, embracing academic articles, essays, interviews and photos, reflects critical encounters in Berlin. It brings together authors from inter- and multidisciplinary fields and backgrounds and invites the readers into a much-needed conversation on contemporary transformations.

Lebanon

Author : Ali R. Jaber
Publisher : Ali R. Jaber
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lebanon written by Ali R. Jaber and published by Ali R. Jaber. This book was released on 2024-02-10 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lebanon: A Chronicle of Resilience" is an insightful exploration of Lebanon's tumultuous history, rich culture, and enduring spirit. From ancient civilizations to modern-day challenges, this book delves into the country's complex tapestry of conflicts, diversity, and resilience. Through vivid storytelling and historical analysis, it captures the struggles of Lebanon's people while highlighting their unwavering determination to overcome adversity. Whether navigating political turmoil, civil unrest, or external pressures, Lebanon's journey is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the enduring power of hope. This chronicle offers a nuanced understanding of Lebanon's past, present, and future, illuminating the resilience that continues to define this remarkable nation.

Finding Hope and Meaning in Suffering

Author : Trystan Owain Hughes
Publisher : SPCK
ISBN 13 : 0281065187
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Finding Hope and Meaning in Suffering written by Trystan Owain Hughes and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone suffers at some time or other - it's simply a part of life. But however bad things seem, we are never completely helpless. For the deeply affirming truth is that we can choose how to respond to adverse circumstances. Trystan Owain Hughes suggests that learning how to suffer and how to wait patiently may be the secret of finding joy in our lives. Diagnosed with a degenerative spinal condition, he was surprised to discover that, instead of increasing his unhappiness, it spurred him on to seek out sources of hope and meaning. The book opens by encouraging us to take a step back from our anxieties and worries and rest in the love of God. We then explore five areas where that love may be found in the midst of pain: in nature, memory, art, laughter and other people. By becoming conscious of the echoes of the transcendent in these areas, we will gain new strength. And paradoxically, through facing our suffering, learn to truly live.

Sweet Pain

Author : Eero Sorila
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664144382
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Sweet Pain written by Eero Sorila and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SWEET PAIN is a remarkable story of adventure and human perseverance as experienced by Eero Sorila in the course of his travels through 180 countries. In this third edition of Sweet Pain Eero shares with us his adventures in 20 countries. Mr. Sorila also reveals his basic philosophy of travel, namely that willpower is more important than monetary power, that relationships are more important than comfortable accommodations, and that the experience of Providence is more than just sheer luck. The book is a page-turner since at the conclusion of almost every episode he leaves us with the question, “How can you top that?” or with the exclamation, “That’s incredible!” These gripping narratives of raw adventure are accompanied by 128 photos of nature and human interest. Sven Soderlund Professor Emeritus Regent College Vancouver, Canada

Beirut Footprint Focus Guide

Author : Jessica Lee
Publisher : Footprint Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1909268917
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Beirut Footprint Focus Guide written by Jessica Lee and published by Footprint Travel Guides. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go for an early morning walk along the Corniche – Beirut’s seaside promenade – and watch as the Mediterranean Sea laps against the rocks while the summits of Mount Lebanon dominate the horizon to the east. Enjoy a strong black coffee here before hitting Hamra to experience Beirut’s bustling commercial side or the old Central District to admire the elegantly restored Ottoman and French-colonial buildings – a demonstration of Beirut’s determination to become the ‘Paris of the East’ once again. Footprintfocus Beirut features practical advice on getting to and around this up-and-coming city, along with fascinating insights into Beirut’s culture and history. • Essentials section with practical advice on getting there and around. • Highlights maps of the region so you know what not to miss. • Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, drink and sleep. • Detailed street maps for Beirut and key destinations. • Slim enough to fit in your pocket. Loaded with advice and information on how to get around, this concise Footprintfocus guide will help you get the most out of Beirut without weighing you down.

Targeted: Beirut

Author : Jack Carr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1398540846
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Targeted: Beirut written by Jack Carr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut. 1983: the United States Marine Corps experiences its greatest single-day loss of life since the Battle of Iwo Jima, when a truck packed with explosives crashes into their headquarters and barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. This horrifying terrorist attack, which killed 241 servicemen, continues to influence US foreign policy and haunts the Marine Corps to this day. Now, the full story is revealed as never before by Jack Carr and historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott. Based on comprehensive interviews with survivors, extensive military records, as well as personal letters, diaries and photographs, this is the authoritative account of the deadly attack.