{"product_id":"9789774246609-secondhand-cairo-city-of-history","title":"Cairo: City Of History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew cities on earth carry the weight of millennia as Cairo does — a metropolis where pharaonic grandeur, Islamic splendour, and colonial ambition have all left their indelible marks upon its streets and stones. Cairo: City of History by the eminent French historian André Raymond chronicles the extraordinary evolution of one of the world's great urban centres, tracing its origins from the ancient settlement of Fustat through the successive Fatimid, Mamluk, and Ottoman dynasties that shaped its iconic skyline. Translated by Willard Wood, this authoritative work presents a richly detailed portrait of a living city, mapping its shifting neighbourhoods, monumental architecture, and the complex social fabric of its inhabitants across more than a thousand years of continuous habitation.\n\nRaymond's scholarship is both rigorous and accessible, drawing on decades of archival research and urban analysis to argue that Cairo's history is inseparable from the broader currents of Islamic civilisation and world history. His meticulous approach illuminates how each ruling power reordered the city's geography, economy, and culture, leaving behind layers of identity that still define Cairo today. For anyone captivated by the grandeur of the Arab world or the sweep of urban history, this is an indispensable volume — one that makes you wonder how many more secrets are still buried beneath Cairo's ancient, dust-laden streets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203120373979,"sku":"9789774246609-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f9325e4e-18d8-434b-bf2e-c9b19d6a2523.png?v=1788144544","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9789774246609-secondhand-cairo-city-of-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}