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Reconstructing Beirut contributes to a new approach to Middle East studies that applies recent theories of memory and space/place, bringing a fresh framework for analyzing contemporary Arab cultures and post-conflict cities.

Table of Contents
  • A Note on Language
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Beirut: A City in Transition
  • Chapter Two. Downtown in "the Ancient City of the Future"
  • Chapter Three. `Ayn el-Mreisse: The Global Market and the Apartment Unit
  • Chapter Four. "Beirut Is Ours, Not Theirs": Neighborhood Sites and Struggles in `Ayn el-Mreisse
  • Chapter Five. Cafés, Funerals, and the Future of Coffee Spaces
  • Chapter Six. Placing the War-Displaced
  • Afterword: Reclaiming Downtown Again
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/05/2010
      ISBN13: 9780292728813, 978-0292728813
      ISBN10: 0292728816
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      Middle Eastern history Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reconstructing Beirut contributes to a new approach to Middle East studies that applies recent theories of memory and space/place, bringing a fresh framework for analyzing contemporary Arab cultures and post-conflict cities.

      Table of Contents
      • A Note on Language
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Chapter One. Beirut: A City in Transition
      • Chapter Two. Downtown in "the Ancient City of the Future"
      • Chapter Three. `Ayn el-Mreisse: The Global Market and the Apartment Unit
      • Chapter Four. "Beirut Is Ours, Not Theirs": Neighborhood Sites and Struggles in `Ayn el-Mreisse
      • Chapter Five. Cafés, Funerals, and the Future of Coffee Spaces
      • Chapter Six. Placing the War-Displaced
      • Afterword: Reclaiming Downtown Again
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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