Cairo: Histories of a City

by Nezar AlSayyad

Book Overview

Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed through time, offering a panorama unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of the city's architecture and urban form. His narration illuminates how there can be "no one history of the city, but rather multiple, contested, and often invented histories."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674047869
• ISBN13: 9780674047860
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"