The Battle for Home by Marwa Al-Sabouni
Drawing on the author's personal experience of living and working as an architect in Syria, this book offers an eyewitness perspective on the country's bitter conflict through the lens of architecture, showing how the built environment offers a mirror to the community that inhabits it.
'An angry and personal memoir' - Daily Telegraph
'An understated gem of a book … gripping' - The Spectator
'Marwa al-Sabouni writes with clarity and conviction' - The Times
'The moving record of one person’s effort to stay loyal to her homeland, at a time of great suffering and personal distressIt tells a painful and tragic story. But it is also the expression of a beautiful soul, who comes to us out of a confused and dreadful battle with a message of hope' - Roger Scruton
'An understated gem of a book … gripping' - The Spectator
'Marwa al-Sabouni writes with clarity and conviction' - The Times
'The moving record of one person’s effort to stay loyal to her homeland, at a time of great suffering and personal distressIt tells a painful and tragic story. But it is also the expression of a beautiful soul, who comes to us out of a confused and dreadful battle with a message of hope' - Roger Scruton
Marwa al-Sabouni has a PhD in Islamic Architecture and runs a private architectural studio in Homs, Syria. She is co-owner of the first and only online media site dedicated to architectural news in Arabic: www.arch-news.net.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500343173 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500343179 |
| Title | The Battle for Home |
| Author | Marwa Al-Sabouni |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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