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Cairo Cosmopolitan

Politics, Culture, and Urban Space in the New Middle East

Szerző: Diane Singerman

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Kötés: Kemény kötésű

Kiadó: The American University in Cairo Press

Elérhetőség: 50 % esély

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A social and political geography of contemporary Cairo, this volume examines vernacular world-making...

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Szerző

Diane Singerman

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Kemény kötésű

Kiadva

2015

oldal

400

EAN

9789774249280

ISBN

9774249283

Enbook ID

05063343

Kiadó

The American University in Cairo Press

Súly

1102

Méretek

165 x 241 x 39

Teljes leírás

A social and political geography of contemporary Cairo, this volume examines vernacular world-making through a 'grounded cosmopolitan' approach that builds new interdisciplinary methods for Middle East studies. Global stereotypes and certain social science agendas have tended to portray Cairo as a city of misery, a menacing population bomb, a morbid pharaonic tomb, or as the violent crossroads of the 'Arab street.' Today's Arab world is often perceived to be overwhelmed by war, poverty, violence, and religious radicalism. However, this image ignores a vast array of new phenomena and contests that are remaking the Middle East. Cairo's twenty-first century landscape is marked by surprising juxtapositions, where luxury malls compete with open-air markets, where gated communities grow on the ruins of socialist settlements, and where an Egyptian nationalistic renaissance meets new assertions of Nubian and transnational identity. To challenge pervasive myths about Cairo, each chapter introduces the reader to a specific neighborhood and its contemporary concerns and then situates this local analysis within questions such as globalization, economic restructuring, cross-border migration, or state planning. Designed to cultivate a more pluralistic and dynamic appreciation of the region, "Cairo Cosmopolitan" offers an alternative starting point for learning about social change in the new Middle East.