Lebanon – The Phoenician Pearl

Description

LebanonPostcard presents the Book: Lebanon – The Phoenician Pearl (ACR Edition).

Hardcover – Size: 29 x 26 cm – 288 pages – 2.5 kg.
Photos: Renata Holzbachova – Philippe Benet – Elie Galey. Text: Jean-Paul Planquin.
Attention: We have the last 2 books in the stock. And It has some small scratches on the hardcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Geography of Lebanon
– The Land of milk and honey
– Mount Lebanon
– A Gift from The Gods: Bekaa Valley
– A Dream of Eden

A Rich History
– Homo Libanicus
– The Good Fortune of the Phoenicians
– The Messiah and the Prophet
– East meets West
– The Time of the Emirs
– “Our mother, France”
– The Pain of Independence

The Good Life
– Bitter Lebanon, Sweet Lebanon
– The Faraway Princess
– Earthly Delights

Traveling to Lebanon
– Meeting Mankind
– The Time of the Adventures
– Lost Paradise
– The Beginnings of Tourism
– The Crossroads

Beirut
– The “Gambler”
– The “Spell-Binding”
– The Martyred City
– The Indomitable
– The Carefree
– The Unusual

The Chouf
– The Echo of Turmoil
– The Cradle of a Nation
– Bechir the Great
– “This bit of Grenada…”

South Lebanon
– “The Land of Crimson”
– A Terrible Fate
– The “Pearl of Phoenicia”
– God and Men

From Beirut to Byblos
– The Intractable Mountains
– The Oldest City in the World
– Traces of the Crusaders

From Tripoli to the Cedars
– The “Triple City” of the Phoenicians
– Calmer than Beirut
– Oriental Delights
– The Holy Valley
– The “Cedars of God”

North Lebanon – Aakkar
– Hidden History
– The Ghosts of the Past

Bekaa
– A Coveted Plain
– Water, Water Everywhere
– The City of the Sun
– Aanjar, Beauty struck down

Chronology – Lebanon through the Ages
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits