Cairo : The City Victorious
Overview
From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to Napoleon, Cairo--nicknamed "the Victorious"--has never ceased reinventing herself.
With intimate knowlege, humor, and affection, Rodenbeck takes us on an insider's tour of the magnificent city: its backstreets and bazaars, its belly-dance theaters and hashish dens, its crowded slums and fashionable salons, its incomparably rich past and its challenging future. Cairo: The City Victorious is a unique blend of travel and history, an epic, resonant work that brings one of the world's great metropolises to life in all its dusty, chaotic beauty.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780679767275
- ISBN-10: 0679767274
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: February 2000
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 320
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