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Beirut - Scarred City, Walks through Beauty and Brutalism (Paperback)
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Beirut - Scarred City, Walks through Beauty and Brutalism (Paperback)
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Loot Price R410
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On 4 August 2020 a massive explosion in the port area obliterated
parts of Beirut and damaged many others, bringing fresh
international attention to a city already recovering from civil war
and weakened by economic instability. This book contributes to the
rediscovery of Beirut by inviting the visitor and reader to explore
a city that is unique in the region for its multicultural heritage,
where antiquity jostles with Ottoman and French colonial influence
as well as with striking expressions of modernity. The history of
Beirut, as with so many other cities, is multi-layered; but this is
exceptionally conspicuous in the cultural, denominational and
economic diversity of its neighbourhoods. These are best
investigated slowly and on foot, a strategy both practicable and
pleasurable despite a tyrannical car culture. Between 2019 and
2021, in the aftermath of the explosion, Beatrice Teissier walked
through the city's streets and recorded her impressions as a record
of Beirut's architectural fabric and turbulent recent history.
Beirut: Scarred City offers twelve itineraries in parts of west,
central and east Beirut, with a foray south, which take the reader
to easily accessible areas of the city. From crumbling mansions to
brutalist high-rises, from seascapes to inner-city parks and
cemeteries, from ancient ruins to the latest reconstruction, from
graffiti to international street art and contemporary art
galleries, each area tells its story. The present crisis is not
avoided, and the author discusses Lebanon's economic crisis, the
political problems that have beset the city since the civil war and
the controversies surrounding reconstruction. References to
contemporary Arab literature on Beirut and, more personally,
private insights and conversations give voice to the spirit of the
city and to the resilience and creativity of its citizens.
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