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Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
Tim Llewellyn
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Description for Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
Hardback. Offers an introduction to the Lebanon's fractious politics and a portrait of a people that continue to rise again and again from the ashes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
What is Lebanon all about? Why has this tiny, fertile Mediterranean country become a byword for violence and chaos in the minds of much of the world? In "Spirit of the Phoenix" veteran broadcast journalist Tim Llewellyn 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 peoples that make up this extraordinarily diverse and volatile country. In this lyrical ... Read more
What is Lebanon all about? Why has this tiny, fertile Mediterranean country become a byword for violence and chaos in the minds of much of the world? In "Spirit of the Phoenix" veteran broadcast journalist Tim Llewellyn 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 peoples that make up this extraordinarily diverse and volatile country. In this lyrical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845117351
SKU
V9781845117351
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About Tim Llewellyn
Tim Llewellyn was the BBC's Middle East Correspondent for ten years, during which time he covered the Lebanese civil war, the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, the First Gulf War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since leaving the BBC staff in 1992, he has been a regular broadcast and print commentator on Middle East politics.
Reviews for Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
'Part travelogue, part political vignettes, part personal reminiscences, Llewellyn captures the essence of this unique and troubled country.' - David Hirst, author of 'The Gun and the Olive Branch'; 'Tim Llewellyn, a bright and brave BBC correspondent during many of Lebanon's earlier seemingly endless little and big wars, has returned decades later to scrutinize Beirut and its still largely unresolved ... Read more