Urban Space in Contemporary Egyptian Literature : Portraits of Cairo
by
M. Naaman
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World
ISBN-10
0230108652
ISBN-13
9780230108653
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 13th, 2011
Print length
227 Pages
Weight
426 grams
Dimensions
22.20 x 13.80 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Middle EastLiterary studies: c 1900 to c 2000Literary studies: from c 1900 -
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An examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of the Egyptian nationalist movement.
Part ode, part academic treatise, this book traces the transformation of Cairo''s historic downtown from its spectacular beginning as a French inspired Belle Époque marvel to a site of contest and, more recently, to its role as a neo-bohemian public sphere. Using the work of several Egyptian novelists, this study explores the significance of this space to ideas of modernity, class consciousness, and the anti-colonial struggle. Drawing on urban studies scholarship, Arabic literary criticism, and cultural theory, this wide-ranging work argues that a re-examination of the historic city center in the face of globalization and the ongoing fragmentation of urban space is essential to understanding what it means to be Egyptian today.
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