Beirut - 9780520271265

Praised as the definitive history of Beirut, this is the story of a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. It takes the reader from the ancient to the modern world, offering a dazzling panorama of the city's Seleucid, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French incarnations.

• | By (Author): Samir Kassir
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2010
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 656 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0520271262
• | ISBN-13: 9780520271265