Heart of Beirut: Reclaiming the BourjSaqi, 2006 - 276 من الصفحات Review: "In the wake of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri's assassination (14 February 2005), the Bourj witnessed extraordinary scenes of popular, multi-faith and cross-generational protest. Once again, Samir Khalaf argues, the heart of Beirut was poised to re-invent itself as an open space in which diverse groups can celebrate their differences without indifference to each other. By revisiting earlier episodes in the Bourj's numerous transformations of its collective identity, Khalaf explores prospects for neutralizing the disheartening symptoms of reawakened religiosity and commodified consumerism."--BOOK JACKET |
المحتوى
On Collective Memory Central Space and National Identity | 19 |
Collective Memory vs Collective Amnesia | 31 |
2 | 40 |
حقوق النشر | |
5 من الأقسام الأخرى غير ظاهرة
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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