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Informationen zum Autor Mona Abaza (1959-2021) was Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology at The American University in Cairo. Over her vibrant career, her writing ranged from women in rural Egypt, the relation between Islam and the West, urban consumer culture, to Egyptian painting and the Arab Spring Klappentext With the military seizing overt power in Egypt, Cairo's grand and dramatic urban reshaping during and after 2011 is reflected upon under the lens of a smaller story narrating everyday interactions of a middle-class building in the neighbourhood of Doqi. Zusammenfassung With the military seizing overt power in Egypt, Cairo’s grand and dramatic urban reshaping during and after 2011 is reflected upon under the lens of a smaller story narrating everyday interactions of a middle-class building in the neighbourhood of Doqi. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Tale I: Al-'imaara (the building) as topos2 Tale II: Commute3 Tale III: My exhausted and exhausting building4 My flat: Nostalgia and al-zaman al-gamiil (the 'beautiful old times')5 The elevator saga: The degeneration of everyday material conditionsTale IV: Order ConclusionAppendix I: Interview with E.D.Appendix II: Excerpts from interview with Laila al-Raa'iReferencesIndex
