Cairo

It stands as the definitive work on Cairo, unparalleled in scope, depth, and detail.

List of contents

Preview I. Foundations (642-1250) 1. Fustat, the First Capital 2. Cairo, Fatimid City 3. Cairo under the Ayyubids II. Medieval Cairo (1250-1517) 4. The Mamluks 5. The High Point of Mamluk Cairo (1250-1348) 6. The Great Crisis (1348-1412) 7. Maqrizi's Cairo 8. The End of an Era (1412-1517) III. The Traditional City (1517-1798) 9. A New Political System 10. Urban Society 11. Expansion under the Ottomans 12. City Administration and Daily Life 13. Spheres of Activity IV. Contemporary Cairo (1798-1992) 14. A Slow Awakening (1798-1863) 15. The Dream of Westernization (1863-1936) 16. The Nightmares of Growth (1936-1992) Retrospective Chronology Glossary Abbreviations Notes Select Bibliography Index

About the author

André Raymond was Director of the French Institute for Arab Studies, in Damascus, and of the Institute for Research and Study on the Arab and Islamic World, in Aix-en-Provence. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Provence and the author of numerous books, including The Great Arab Cities in the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries: An Introduction.

Summary

Gaze toward the Nile from the hills of Mokattam and the city of Cairo unfolds, 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 André Raymond, arguably the premier social historian of the Arab world.

Product details

• Authors: Andr Raymond, Andre Raymond, André Raymond, Andri Raymond
• Assisted by: Willard Wood (Translation), Wood Willard (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2002
• EAN: 9780674009967
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00996-7
• Weight: 631 g
• Illustrations: 67 halftones, 13 maps, 3 tables
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, Egypt, Travel & holiday guides, HISTORY / Africa / North, History - General History, TRAVEL / Middle East / Egypt, Asian History, African History, Travel and holiday guides