Creating medieval Cairo : empire, religion, and architectural preservation in nineteenth-century Egypt /
"This book argues that the historic city we know as Medieval Cairo was created in the nineteenth century by both Egyptians and Europeans against a background of four overlapping political and cultural contexts: namely, the local Egyptian, Anglo-Egyptian, Anglo-Indian, and Ottoman imperial milie...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, ©2008. |
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| Access: | Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; |
| Online Access: | Click here for full text |
Table of Contents:
- Constructing medieval Cairo in the nineteenth century
- Islam for the modern world : medieval Cairo between Egyptian reformers and British critics
- Cairo of the Arabian Nights
- Keeping Cairo medieval : world heritage and the debate over Fatimid monuments.