Making Cairo Medieval (Hardcover, New)

During the nineteenth century, Cairo witnessed one of its most dramatic periods of transformation. Well on its way to becoming a modern and cosmopolitan city, by the end of the century, a 'medieval' Cairo had somehow come into being. While many Europeans in the nineteenth century viewed Cairo as a fundamentally dual city--physically and psychically split between East/West and modern/medieval--the contributors to the provocative collection demonstrate that, in fact, this process of inscription was the result of restoration practices, museology, and tourism initiated by colonial occupiers. The first edited volume to address nineteenth-century Cairo both in terms of its history and the perception of its achievements, this book will be an essential text for courses in architectural and art history dealing with the Islamic world.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place
Release date:	March 2005
First published:	March 2005
Editors:	Nezar AlSayyad • Irene A Bierman • Nasser Rabbat
Contributors:	Heba Farouk Ahmed • Khaled Fahmy • Derek Gregory • Nairy Hampikian • May Al-Ibrashy • Donald Preziosi • Caroline Williams
Dimensions:	236 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0915-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General
LSN:	0-7391-0915-4
Barcode:	9780739109151

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