Cairo : 1001 years of the city victorious

1. Verfasser: Abu-Lughod, Janet L.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1971.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 284 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 29 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Princeton studies on the Near East
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The legacy of the first Arab settlements (640-1170)
  • Ascent to medieval capital (1170-1340)
  • Decline and fall
  • The heritage from the medieval city
  • Cleansing the Augean stables (1800-1848)
  • The origins of modern Cairo
  • The exploding demand for capital city residence
  • The increased supply of urban land
  • Urban problems : old, persistent, and new
  • The emergence of the Northern city : comparative growth rates
  • The anatomy of metropolitan Cairo
  • Whither the city : a prognosis.

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