Cairo City of Sand |
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| Author:
| Golia, Maria |
| Series title: | Topographics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-187-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Cairo is a 1400-year-old desert oasis occupied by nearly 16 million peoplewhose lives are shaped and coloured by its proximity to the Nile, and wherethe pressures of life test the inhabitants to the limit. Cairo: City of Sand reveals a peerless urban balancing act, and transmits Cairo's overriding message - the breadth of human capacity for loss, astonishment,and delight.
Cairo is a 1400-year-old desert oasis occupied by nearly 16 million peoplewhose lives are shaped and coloured by its proximity to the Nile, and wherethe pressures of life test the inhabitants to the limit. Cairo: City of Sand reveals a peerless urban balancing act, and transmits Cairo's overriding message - the breadth of human capacity for loss, astonishment,and delight.