Urban Space in Contemporary Egyptian Literature

Portraits of Cairo

Specificaties
Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9780230108653
Rubricering
Palgrave Macmillan US e druk, 2011 9780230108653
€ 63,91
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen

Samenvatting

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.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780230108653
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

Inhoudsopgave

The Urban as Theoretical Frame Specter of Paris: The Staging of Cairo's Modern City Center Reconstructing a National Past: Radwa 'Ashur's Revisionist History of the Downtown The Indigenous Modernism of Khayri Shalabi: Popular Intellectuals and the Neighborhood Ghurza The Proletarian Revolution that Never Was: Idris 'Ali's Nubian Perspective The Nation Recast through National Bestseller: Alaa al-Aswany's Ode to Downtown Cairo Wust al-Balad as Neo-Bohemia: Writing in Defense of a Vanishing Public Sphere
€ 63,91
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        Urban Space in Contemporary Egyptian Literature