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Beirut 2020
The Collapse of a Civilization, a Journal
ISBN/EAN: 9781914495410
Umbreit-Nr.: 5211701
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Englisch
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Paperback
Erschienen am 04.08.2022
- Zusatztext
- When Charif Majdalani begins to walk the streets of his city, and to write down what he sees, the first hints of unrest within a vibrant culture creep to the fore. Majdalani's reportage through the months of 2020 bears witness to the ways in which an ancient civilization slowly, then rapidly, descends into the abyss: corruption and vice infect the corridors of power; currency plummets into freefall, rats scurry between piles of rotting rubbish that grow higher along the pavements. Born from the rancour of existential pestilence, violence erupts and Beirut's citizens find themselves in high-voltage stand-offs with law enforcement.