Cairo imprint: 257 books
Aristocrats and Archaeologists
An Edwardian Journey on the Nile
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
A collection of letters in a small painted box passed down through three generations of a London family is the starting point for a vivid account of a three-month journey up and down the Nile in a bygone age. The letters, like a time capsule, bring to life a lost world of Edwardian travel and social...
by Kurt J. Werthmuller
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Using the life and writings of Cyril III Ibn Laqlaq, 75th patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, along with a variety of Christian and Muslim chroniclers, this study explores the identity and context of the Christian community of Egypt and its relations with the leadership of the Ayyubid dynasty...
Egyptian Cooking
And Other Middle Eastern Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Since its original publication twenty years ago, Samia Abdennour's Egyptian Cooking has become a true classic a must-have cookbook for anyone who wants to eat as the Egyptians do. From hearty staples like foul midammis (stewed fava beans) and kushari (a mix of pasta, rice, and lentils under a rich...
The Pharaoh's Kitchen
Recipes from Ancient Egypts Enduring Food Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
How to cook and eat like the ancient Egyptians, from the author of My Egyptian Grandmothers Kitchen.
Djekhy & Son
Doing Business in Ancient Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Djekhy & Son, two businessmen living 2500 years ago in the densely populated neighborhoods built around the great temple of Amun at Karnak, worked as funerary service providers in the necropolis on the western bank of the Nile. They were also successful agricultural entrepreneurs, cultivating...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
This volume is a follow-up to a 1998 publication by the Economic Research Forum (ERF). Its significance lies in the contributors' reliance on fresh data and solid analytical techniques used to examine a wide spectrum of pertinent issues concerning the labor market in Egypt. The range of topics includes...
Popular Egyptian Cinema
Gender, Class, and Nation
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
In this groundbreaking work, film scholar Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt's film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world. Turning a critical eye on a major player in Egyptian cultural life, Shafik examines...
Villa of the Birds
The Excavation and Preservation of the Kom al-Dikka Mosaics
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
This fascinating book describes the excavation and preservation of three early Roman villas in Egypt's ancient port city of Alexandria. Chronicling the work of the Polish Archaeological Mission in Alexandria, Villa of the Birds is an engaging and informative account of how these ancient dwellings...
Quakers in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
The Dilemmas of NGO Humanitarian Activism
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
The Israeli Palestinian conflict has resulted in the longest-standing refugee crisis in the world today. Based on new archival research and interviews with surviving participants, this book considers one early effort to resolve that crisis while offering helpful lessons for current efforts at conflict...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
Entrepreneurship and innovation have emerged globally as significant drivers for inclusive economic growth, contributing to both job and wealth creation. Especially since Egypt's 2011 revolution, the need has become pressing for novel models that capitalize on the country's human resources. Half of...
by Edward William Lane
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Few works about the Middle East have exerted such wide and long-lasting influence as Edward William Lane's An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians. First published in 1836, this classic book has never gone out of print, continuously providing material and inspiration for generations...
by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
The Other Place portrays the shallowness of the petrodollar culture and the price one pays for quick money. The protagonist of this prize-winning novel, an educated middle-class Egyptian from Alexandria, describes his experiences and those of migrant workers and professionals in one of the Gulf states,...
Colors of Enchantment
Theater, Dance, Music, and the Visual Arts of the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
In this companion volume to the successful Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East (AUC Press, 1998), historian and ethnomusicologist Sherifa Zuhur has once again commissioned and edited authoritative essays from noteworthy scholars from around the globe that explore the...
Western Imaginings
The Intellectual Contest to Define Wahhabism
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
Wahhabism is often understood as a radical version of Islam responsible for inspiring and motivating Islamic terrorism. Western Imaginings: The Intellectual Contest to Define Wahhabism is an inquiry into how Wahhabism has been understood and represented by Western intellectuals, particularly those...