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Beirut Radical
By Dylan Baun
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But who was Imad Nuwayhid? Was he a leftist intellectual? A self-interested hotel worker? A fighter dedicated to Palestinian liberation? A tragic symbol of what happened to those caught in the crosshairs during the war? Through archival and oral history, Beirut Radicalfinds that Imad was none of these things alone, but all of them together.
Beirut Radicaltakes up Imad Nuwayhid as a global microhistory-a window into the global sixties, the war, and its aftermath. Baun argues that Imad's beliefs and actions, crystalized during two tumultuous decades of the Cold War, signal a young generation of what he terms "practical radicals." While much more is known about their politics and support for left-wing ideologies, Imad's life highlights how they pursued them, equally, alongside their career aspirations. Imad's death in the war, then, shows the twisting path by which some young leftists ceded their autonomy to liberation struggles. Lastly, Beirut Radicalfollows Imad's afterlife, examining how multiple actors to Lebanon's war, some in concert (party and family members), some in resistance (some family), claim individuals and their memory, during and beyond wartime. More than anything perhaps, Beirut Radicalis a meditation on the intimate, the personal, the ethics, and the micro-level of history.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
I.B. Tauris
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0755655249
ISBN13:
9780755655243
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Weight:
578 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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