Cairo's street stories : exploring the city's statues, squares, bridges, gardens, and sidewalk cafés /

Cairo's street stories : exploring the city's statues, squares, bridges, gardens, and sidewalk cafés /

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Main Author: Lababidi, Lesley Kitchen (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2008.

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Cairo (Egypt) > Description and travel.

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Call Number: DT144 .L33 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Eclectic city
  • Part 1: Cairo is...an 'Ahwa
  • River city
  • Virgin city, 640-1270
  • Medieval city, 1270-1517
  • Oriental city, 1517-1801
  • Part 2: Cairo is...a Gineina
  • Egyptian city, 1801-today
  • Part 3: Cairo is...a Midan
  • Muhammed Ali and modernization, 1805-82
  • Nationalism and independence, 1882-1952
  • Revolution and political reform, 1952-70
  • Part 4: Cairo is...a Kubri
  • The sculptors
  • How to clean a statue.