Spirit of the phoenix
Subtitle: Beirut and the story of Lebanon
By: Tim Llewellyn
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781441676856; 9781845117351
Subjects: Travel; Civilization; History; HISTORY; General
Description: The author wanders the streets of Beirut - the city he once lived in during the civil war - in search of answers to these questions. On every wall there is a poster, in every cafe a dish, on every building a feature, which suggests the history of one of the many people that make up this extraordinarily diverse and volatile country.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-256) and index.

Description based on print version record.