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360 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789774165535
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Publication date: 15 September 2012
For the reader who craves a nuanced and in-depth exploration of urban dynamics, and is eager to challenge their assumptions about the complexities of city-building and governance, Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control by David Sims offers a rich and stimulating journey into the heart of one of the world's most fascinating metropolises.
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This book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city's eighteen million inhabitants have, in the face of a largely neglectful government, built and sha...
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360 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789774165535
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Publication date: 15 September 2012
For the reader who craves a nuanced and in-depth exploration of urban dynamics, and is eager to challenge their assumptions about the complexities of city-building and governance, Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control by David Sims offers a rich and stimulating journey into the heart of one of the world's most fascinating metropolises.
Description
This book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city's eighteen million inhabitants have, in the face of a largely neglectful government, built and sha...
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