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The literary atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City

Samia Mehrez

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Description:Readings from literary works that re-construct and re-map the city of CairoBringing together writings by Egyptians, Arabs, men and women, Muslims, Copts, and Jews, this rich selection maps out many of the changes in Cairo’s geopolitics and its urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion within the expanding megacity. Through its thematic organization, The Literary Atlas of Cairo traces the developments that have taken place over a century in modes of literary production, and presents a unique historical cross-section of the actors within the Cairene literary field, to provide an unprecedented, original, and indispensable educational and research tool for scholars and students as well as a much wider readership interested in Egypt and Cairo in particular as one of the globe’s largest historic, multi-cultural urban centers.Samia Mehrez is professor of Arabic literature in the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilization and director of the Center for Translation Studies at the American University in Cairo. She is the author of Egyptian Writers between History and Fiction: Essays on Naguib Mahfouz, Sonallah Ibrahim, and Gamal al-Ghitani (AUC Press, pb edition 2005) and Egypt’s Culture Wars: Politics and Practice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The literary atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City. To get started finding The literary atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 342

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: AUC Press

Release: 2010

ISBN: 9774163478

Description: Readings from literary works that re-construct and re-map the city of CairoBringing together writings by Egyptians, Arabs, men and women, Muslims, Copts, and Jews, this rich selection maps out many of the changes in Cairo’s geopolitics and its urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion within the expanding megacity. Through its thematic organization, The Literary Atlas of Cairo traces the developments that have taken place over a century in modes of literary production, and presents a unique historical cross-section of the actors within the Cairene literary field, to provide an unprecedented, original, and indispensable educational and research tool for scholars and students as well as a much wider readership interested in Egypt and Cairo in particular as one of the globe’s largest historic, multi-cultural urban centers.Samia Mehrez is professor of Arabic literature in the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilization and director of the Center for Translation Studies at the American University in Cairo. She is the author of Egyptian Writers between History and Fiction: Essays on Naguib Mahfouz, Sonallah Ibrahim, and Gamal al-Ghitani (AUC Press, pb edition 2005) and Egypt’s Culture Wars: Politics and Practice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The literary atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City. To get started finding The literary atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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