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Cairo, A Cultural History

Cairo, A Cultural History

by Andrew Beattie

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

A literate guide and history of Egypt's metropolis, taking in ancient, Roman, Christian, Jewish, Colonial and Islamic Cairo. Beattie interweaves his own travels through the city with history and literaure. A volume in the Cityscapes series.  (EGY151, $30.00)


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