يركّز كتاب مناطير على العمائر الزراعيّة (القصور، المناطير، السير، والعزب) في الجبال الوسطى في فلسطين، ويتناول العديد من أنماط وأشكال واستعمالات هذه العمائر التي كانت تستخدم في المواسم الزراعيّة التقليديّة مثل موسم التين والعنب.
Manateer focuses on the agricultural watch towers in the central mountains of Palestine, and presents many types and shapes of watch towers, which were used in traditional agricultural seasons such as fig and grape seasons.
Suad Amiry (Arabic: سعاد العامري) is a Palestinian writer and architect has been living in Ramallah since 1981. Born in Damascus, Amiry grew up between Amman, Damascus, Beirut and Cairo. She studied architecture at the American University of Beirut, Michigan, US, and in Edinburgh, Scotland. Amiry is author of the well-known book Sharon and My Mother-in-Law which has been translated into 17 languages and was awarded the prestigious 2004 Viareggio Prize. She is the founder and Director of the Riwaq: Centre for Architectural Conservation. Amiry is the vice-president of the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University. Her book Menopausal Palestine: Women at the Edge was published in India by Women Unlimited (2010) Her latest book Nothing to Lose But your Life, has been published by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation April 2010. Amiry lives in Ramallah with her husband, the academic and political activist Salim Tamari.