At the Edge of the City is a contemporary critique of urban governance and spatial production in Beirut. The undertaking is advocating in scope, multidisciplinary in approach, and journalistic in style. The book is an edited volume on public space in Beirut, focused on the case of Beirut’s park Horsh Al-Sanawbar, hosting the original textual and visual works of over 25 scholars, professionals, journalists, activists, and artists. The book is supported by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (Middle East Office) and published by the DISCURSIVE FORMATIONS initiative. The 192-page volume (B&W + color) is rich in research, essays, photographs (historical, contemporary, and aerial), information graphics, and art work. Also, the book includes a poster (by Danny Khoury) and a documentary DVD (by Lasse Lau).
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Edited by Fadi Shayya; Foreword by George Arbid; Design by Danny Khoury
ISBN 978-9953-0-1537-8
192 pages, with color photographs and infographics
Includes poster [by Danny Khoury] and DVD [by Lasse Lau]
Published by DISCURSIVE FORMATIONS, Beirut 2010
Supported by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (Middle East Office)
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