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Cairo: Histories of a City

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Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed through time, offering a panorama unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of the city's architecture and urban form. His narration illuminates how there can be no one history of the city, but rather multiple, contested, and often invented histories.

Language: English

Pages: 325

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Belknap Press

Release: May 02, 2011

ISBN: 0674047869

ISBN 13: 9780674047860

Cairo: Histories of a City

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed through time, offering a panorama unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of the city's architecture and urban form. His narration illuminates how there can be no one history of the city, but rather multiple, contested, and often invented histories.

Language: English

Pages: 325

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Belknap Press

Release: May 02, 2011

ISBN: 0674047869

ISBN 13: 9780674047860

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