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The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese

Teresa Thornhill

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Description:It is March, 2006. At a sit-in for the "Disappeared" in downtown Beirut, an old woman describes the abduction of her teenage son by the Syrians in 1978. She is still waiting to learn his fate. For such a woman - and there are many such women - the trauma of the Lebanese civil war has not yet ended. In this unusual and poignant book, author Teresa Thornhill explores Beirut and its hinterland. In conversations with housewives, intellectuals, fishermen, and taxi drivers, Thornhill attempts to understand how the Lebanese - from various sects which make up this small country, including Druze, Christian, Shi'a, and Sunni - live with their memories of the war, how they feel about each other, and how they view the Palestinian refugees who live among them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese. To get started finding The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: It is March, 2006. At a sit-in for the "Disappeared" in downtown Beirut, an old woman describes the abduction of her teenage son by the Syrians in 1978. She is still waiting to learn his fate. For such a woman - and there are many such women - the trauma of the Lebanese civil war has not yet ended. In this unusual and poignant book, author Teresa Thornhill explores Beirut and its hinterland. In conversations with housewives, intellectuals, fishermen, and taxi drivers, Thornhill attempts to understand how the Lebanese - from various sects which make up this small country, including Druze, Christian, Shi'a, and Sunni - live with their memories of the war, how they feel about each other, and how they view the Palestinian refugees who live among them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese. To get started finding The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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