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Cairo: 1001 years of the city victorious
Janet L. Abu-Lughod
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page v)
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List of Illustrations (page xi)
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List of Maps (page xv)
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List of Tables and Charts (page xvi)
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1. Introduction (page 3)
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PART I THE ISLAMIC CITY
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2. The Legacy of the First Arab Settlements (640-1170) (page 13)
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3. Ascent to Medieval Capital (1170-1340) (page 27)
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4. Decline and Fall (page 37)
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5. The Heritage from the Medieval City (page 56)
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PART II THE MODERN ERA: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
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6. Cleansing the Augean Stables (1800-1848) (page 83)
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7. The Origins of Modern Cairo (page 98)
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8. The Exploding Demand for Capital City Residence (page 118)
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9. The Increased Supply of Urban Land (page 132)
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10. Urban Problems: Old, Persistent, and New (page 144)
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PART III THE CONTEMPORARY METROPOLIS
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An Epilogue and an Introduction (page 169)
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11. The Emergence of the Northern City: Comparative Growth Rates (page 171)
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12. The Anatomy of Metropolitan Cairo (page 182)
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13. Whither the City: A Prognosis (page 221)
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14. A Personal Postscript (page 238)
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Appendix: A Methodological Note (page 243)
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Bibliography (page 257)
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Index (page 267)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JNES | 35.3 (Jul. 1976): 203-204 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2968%28197607%2935%3A3%3C203%3AC1YOTC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V |
CS | 4.3 (May 1975): 313-315 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0094-3061%28197505%294%3A3%3C313%3AC1YOTC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2 |
BSOAS | 37.2 (1974): 527 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0041-977X%281974%2937%3A2%3C527%3AC1YOTC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z |
AHR | 78.4 (Oct. 1973): 1107-1108 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28197310%2978%3A4%3C1107%3AC1YOTC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 |
IJAHS | 5.4 (1972): 690-692 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0361-7882%281972%295%3A4%3C690%3AC1YOTC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y |
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Published: 1971
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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