Gaze toward the Nile from the desert hills of Mukattam, and the
vast city of Cairo unfolds before you, with its monumental
architecture, teeming populace, and thousands of years of rich
history. The extraordinary tapestry of Cairo's past and present
comes vividly to life in this magisterial study by Andre Raymond,
arguably the premier social historian of the Arab world. The most
deeply observed and historically nuanced account ever given of the
greatest Arab city of northern Africa, this book shows us Cairo
from the glimmer of its beginnings in the Arab conquest of Egypt in
640 through its transformation into the modern center of Middle
Eastern life today. Here are the Fatimids, the Mamluks, and the
Ottomans, the invasions, dynastic changes, and religious conflicts
that one after another altered and shaped Cairo's destiny. And
here, alongside rulers and religious leaders, are the merchants and
artisans who have given Cairene life its distinctive character over
time. Raymond depicts life in Cairo through the centuries,
chronicling the coming of European influence, the vagaries of
social evolution, and the development of economic structure and
urban design. His work reflects all facets of Cairo's historical
and social reality, weaving commerce, politics, religion, and
culture into a finely worked portrait of the foremost Arab city on
the continent of Africa.
With its splendid illustrations and maps and its meticulous
attention to the topography and archaeology of the city, this book
will prove as valuable to the serious traveler as to observers of
Middle Eastern history and society. It stands as the definitive
work on Cairo, unparalleled in scope, depth, and detail.
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