Cairo : 1001 years of the city victorious / Janet L. Abu-Lughod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abu-Lughod, Janet L., author.

Series:

Princeton studies on the Near East.

Princeton studies on the Near East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cairo (Egypt).

Physical Description:

1 online resource. 1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1971.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

1001 years as a continuous settlement, 100 years as a modern city, Cairo in the 1970s is a complex metropolis. Janet Abu-Lughod traces the social and demographic history of Cairo, demonstrating the continuities and transformations that underlie the organziation of today's city.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

List of Tables and Charts

1. Introduction

2. The Legacy of the First Arab Settlements (640-1170)

3. Ascent to Medieval Capital (1170-1340)

4. Decline and Fall

5. The Heritage from the Medieval City

6. Cleansing the Augean Stables (1800-1848)

7. The Origins of Modern Cairo

8. The Exploding Demand for Capital City Residence

9. The Increased Supply of Urban Land

10. Urban Problems: Old, Persistent, and New

An Epilogue and an Introduction

11. The Emergence of the Northern City: Comparative Growth Rates

12. The Anatomy of Metropolitan Cairo

13. Whither the City: A Prognosis

14. A Personal Postscript

Appendix: A Methodological Note

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781400820016

1400820014

9780691193946

0691193940

OCLC:

1060580881