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Gaze toward the Nile from the desert hills of Mokattam and the vast city of Cairo unfolds before you, with its monumental architecture, teeming populace and thousands of years of rich history. The extraordinary tapestry of Cairo's past and present come vividly to life in this magisterial study by Andre Raymond, arguably the premier social historian of the Arab world. The most deeply observed and historically nuanced account ever given of the greatest Arab city of northern Africa, this book shows us Cairo from the glimmer of its beginnings in the Arab conquest of Egypt in 640 through its transformation into the modern centre of Middle Eastern life today. Here are the Fatimids, the Mamluks, and the Ottomans, the invasions, dynastic changes, and religious conflicts that one after another altered and shaped Cairo's destiny. And here, alongside rulers and religious leaders, are the merchants and artisans who have given Cairene life its distinctive character over time. Raymond depicts life in Cairo through the centuries, chronicling the coming of European influence, the vagaries of social evolution, and the development of economic structure and urban design. His work reflects all facets of Cairo's historical and social reality, weaving commerce, politics, religion and culture into a finely worked portrait of the foremost Arab city on the continent of Africa. With its splendid illustrations and maps, and its meticulous attention to the topography and archaeology of the city, this book should prove as useful to the serious traveller as to observers of Middle Eastern history and society. It stands as a definitive work on Cairo, unparalleled in scope, depth and detail.
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Andre Raymond was Director of the French Institute for Arab Studies, in Damascus, and of the Institute for Research and Study on the Arab and Islamic World, in Aix-en-Provence. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Provence.
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Cairo
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with white lettering. Glossy color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 492 p. Profusely illustrated, primarily in color. This deluxe, oversized book is an important and definitive illustrated history of Cairo, Egypt's capital and the largest city in the Middle East and Africa. This book chronicles the region's history from before it was founded in 969 A.D. to the present. -Amazon. VG/VG- (light shelfwear to block, dj has small tears). Seller Inventory # 169695
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CAIRO
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hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 492 pp; wonderful title; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. Seller Inventory # 57985
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CAIRO
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hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 492 pp; Dust jacket has repaired short edge tears, still a a very nice, tight, and attractive copy. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. Seller Inventory # 66236
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CAIRO
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Leinen. Condition: Sehr gut. 32x25cm; 492; Gewebe (Blauer Leinen). Sprache: Englisch, Zustand: Sehr Gut, eher ungelesen; Schutzumschlag (hat min. bis geringe Gebrauchsspuren); * Die Photos sind original von uns erstellt worden, u.a. erkennbar an einem kleinen weißen Stück Papier im oberen Schnitt. Ab und an verwenden Suchmaschinen Verlagsphotos, bei den Portalen selbst, werden aber nur unsere Originalphotos gezeigt. Seller Inventory # 385283
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CAIRO : An illustrated History - Foreword by Farouk Hosni
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Leinen. Condition: Sehr gut. 492 Seiten / pages gebundene Ausgabe im Quartformat mit Schutzumschlag; sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit zahlreichen farbigen Bildern, Detailansichten- darkgrey linen copy with dust jacket in very good condition - with many photographies and text contributions by Ghislaine Alleaume, Jean-Pierre Corteggiani, Sylvie Denoix, Mercedes Volait, Jean-Claude Garcin Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1. Seller Inventory # 124465
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Cairo: An Illustrated History
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hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). First. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. 492 pages. 4to, light blue cloth, pictorial d.w. (lightly sunned and edgeworn; abrasions on rear from removed sticker). New York: Rizzoli, (2002). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Foreword by H.E. Farouk Hosni, Egyptian Minister of Culture. Seller Inventory # 333673
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Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Rizzoli, New York, 2002. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Due to the size and weight of this book, extra charges will be requested for Priority and/or International shipping. As new. Pristine. Seller Inventory # 2411140014