books.google.com - Postwar Beirut conjures up contradictory images of remarkable openness and inconceivable violence, of great antiquity and a bright future. The Lebanese capital stands for Arab cosmopolitanism and cultural effervescence but also for its tragedies of destruction. This book examines the historical formation...http://books.google.com/books/about/Fin_de_si%C3%A8cle_Beirut.html?id=aTIRZsrOYAEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareFin de siècle Beirut
