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The Literary Atlas of Cairo
Samia Mehrez
其他書名
One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City
出版
American Univ in Cairo Press
, 2010
主題
History / Middle East / Egypt
History / Middle East / General
Literary Collections / Essays
Literary Collections / Middle Eastern
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / African
Literary Criticism / Middle Eastern
Literary Criticism / Reference
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Travel / Maps & Road Atlases
ISBN
9774163478
9789774163470
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cuVyZcP5Ks8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Unlike The Literary Atlas of Cairo, which focuses on the literary geopolitics of the cityscape, this companion volume immerses the reader in the complex network of socioeconomic and cultural lives in the city. The seven chapters first introduce the reader to representations of some of Cairo's prominent profiles, both political and cultural, and their impact on the city's literary geography, before presenting a spectrum of readings of the city by its multiethnic, multinational, and multilingual writers across class, gender, and generation. Daunting images of colonial school experiences and startling contrasts of postcolonial educational realities are revealed, while Cairo's moments of political participation and oppression are illustrated, as well as the space accorded to women within the city across history and class. The city's marginals are placed on its literary map, alongside representations of the relationship between writing and drugs, and the places, paraphernalia, and products of the drug world across class and time.