Cairo

Informationen zum Autor Born in New Jersey and a long-time resident of Cairo, Egypt, writer Maria Golia is the author of many books. Klappentext Cairo is a fourteen hundred-year-old desert oasis occupied by 16 million people whose lives are shaped and colored by its proximity to the Nile. In the face of overcrowding, water scarcity, pollution, heat, and dust, the city undergoes a daily cycle, yet its unfolding contemporary nature is seldom explored. "Cairo: City of Sand" uncovers the vibrant history and daily life of the city; its living conditions; the city's relationships with "others; " and the languages and social interaction of its varied inhabitants. The book transmits Cairo's overriding message--the breadth of the human capacity for loss, astonishment, and delight. Zusammenfassung Cairo is a 1,400-year-old metropolis whose streets are inscribed with sagas, a place where the pressures of life test people's equanimity to the very limit. Packed with incident and anecdote, this book explores Cairo’s relationship with its ‘others’, from the French and British occupations to modern influences like tourism and consumerism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Maria Golia
• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2004
• EAN: 9781861891877
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-187-7
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Topographics; Topographics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Viaggi > Guide turistiche > Vicino Oriente