Urban Space in Contemporary Egyptian Literature [electronic resource] : Portraits of Cairo /
Naaman, M.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Map of Greater Cairo; Note on Transliteration; Acknowledgments; Note from the Editor; Preface; Introduction: The Urban as Theoretical Frame; 1 Specter of Paris: The Staging of Cairo's Modern City Center; 2 Reconstructing a National Past: Radwa 'Ashur's Revisionist History of the Downtown; 3 The Indigenous Modernism of Khayri Shalabi: Popular Intellectuals and the Neighborhood Ghurza; 4 The Proletarian Revolution That Never Was: Idris 'Ali's Nubian Perspective
5 The Nation Recast through a National Bestseller: Alaa al- Aswany's Ode to Downtown CairoConclusion: Wust al- Balad as Neo-Bohemia: Writing in Defense of a Vanishing Public Sphere; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Literature   .
Literature-History and criticism.
Fiction.
Literature-Philosophy.
Ethnology.
Middle Eastern literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Literary History.
Fiction.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Anthropology.
Middle Eastern Literature.