Maadi : the making and unmaking of a Cairo suburb 1878-1962 / Annalise J. K. DeVries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeVries, Annalise J. K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suburbs--Egypt--Maʻād--History.

Suburbs.

Cities and towns--Egypt--Maʻād--History.

Cities and towns.

History.

Maʻādī (Egypt)--History--19th century.

Maʻādī (Egypt).

Maʻādī (Egypt)--History--20th century.

Maʻādī (Egypt)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Maʻādī (Egypt)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xiii, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2021.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Foundation

1. Financial Cornerstone

2. Place of Profit

pt. Two Construction, Phase One

3. Villa Society

4. Built for War

5. National Home

pt. Three Construction, Phase Two

6. Avenue 'Abd al-Wahhab

7. Confessional Intersection

8. A War of Two Villas

pt. Four Overhaul

9. Broken Ground

10. Relocation

11. Demolition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789774169786

9774169786

OCLC:

1140352504

Publisher Number:

99987423575