Mara Naaman
Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature
Mara Naaman · 2011
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"This book is 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. It is through the lens of literature, in this case a body of texts that form an archive on the downtown, that one is able to understand the layered significance of this space for multiple generations of Egyptians"--
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Series
- Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 227
- ISBN
- 9780230108653
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