The city of the dead : a history of Cairo's cemetery communities /

The city of the dead : a history of Cairo's cemetery communities /

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Author / Creator:Nedoroscik, Jeffrey A., 1970-
Imprint:Westport, Conn : Bergin & Garvey, 1997.
Description:xii, 135 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Poor -- Egypt -- Cairo.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social conditions.
Cemeteries -- Egypt -- Cairo.
Cemeteries.
Poor.
Social conditions
Egypt -- Cairo.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2780597
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ISBN:0897895339 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-131) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Physical and Social Growth of the Cemeteries
  • The Modern Era: Informal Housing in the City of the Dead
  • The Future of the City of the Dead Conclusion
  • Glossary of Arabic Terms
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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