MAKING CAIRO MEDIEVAL by Nezar AlSayyad (Editor), Irene A. Bierman (Editor), Nasser O. Rabbat (Editor) ( 9780739109168 )

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Title:

MAKING CAIRO MEDIEVAL

By:

Nezar AlSayyad (Editor), Irene A. Bierman (Editor), Nasser O. Rabbat (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0739109162

ISBN 13:

9780739109168

Publisher:

LEXINGTON BOOKS

Pub. date:

17 March, 2005

Series:

Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place

Pages:

280

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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.

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Illustrations, maps, ports.

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Lexington Books

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