The American University In Cairo Press: 265 books
Protecting Pharaoh's Treasures
My Life in Egyptology
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Growing up in Egypt's Nile Delta, Wafaa El Saddik was fascinated by the magnificent pharaonic monuments from an early age, and as a student she dreamed of conducting excavations herself and working in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. At a time when Egyptology was dominated by men, especially those with...
by Gamal al-Ghitani
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
The Mahfouz Dialogs records the memories, views, and jokes of Naguib Mahfouz on subjects ranging from politics to the relationship between his novels and his life, as delivered to intimate friends at a series of informal meetings stretching out over almost half a century. Mahfouz was a pivotal figure...
The Final Hour
A Modern Arabic Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Hamid Burhan, a retired government employee, and his loyal wife Saniya have built themselves a home in the quiet southern suburb of Helwan, where they raise their son and two daughters, expecting life to remain as blessed as it was in the photograph of the happy family at a picnic in a Nileside park...
What Drives Prices in Egypt?
An Analysis in Light of International Experience
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Since 2004, economic reforms in Egypt have led to robust expansion, a healthy external position, and enhanced investor confidence. But despite these positive macroeconomic developments, inflation has been steadily rising. Does fiscal policy threaten price stability? Does wage growth in the Egyptian...
Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?
Changes in Egyptian Society from 1850 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2001
Based on both academic research and the author's own personal experiences and impressions, this delightful and informative book examines the underlying causes of some of the more disturbing social, political, economic, and cultural phenomena that characterize Egyptian society in the 1990s. Egypt's...
by Naguib Mahfouz
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
A vibrant novel of memorable characters who search for happiness and true love, cope with the bitterness that results from love's betrayal, and embrace new beginnings. Set in Cairo in the aftermath of the Six-Day War of 1967, Love in the Rain introduces us to an assortment of characters who, each...
Egypt Visual Sourcebook
For Artists, Architects, and Designers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
An essential reference to Egypt's architectural heritage. This unique visual reference guide will be an invaluable resource to professional designers-from architects to illustrators, production designers, art directors, decorators, film concept artists, sculptors, and painters. It utilizes color photographs...
Christians In Egypt
Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Communities - Past and Present
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Drawing on more than four decades of experience studying Christian communities in Egypt, Otto Meinardus offers here a sweeping overview of the principal Christian churches and organizations in Egypt today. For the first time, this wealth of information has been gathered into one volume, making it...
Society and Economy in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1600-1900
Essays in Honor of André Raymond
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
In his long academic career, historian André Raymond has been one of the foremost scholars of urban history in the Arab world, and in particular of Cairo during the Ottoman period. His work was instrumental in changing orientalist views on the decline and stagnation of this region prior to the modern...
Status: Emo
An Egyptian Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
You are bored, bored, bored, stuck in a half-job, berated by your parents and unsure whether you should marry your cousin. You want to change. A chance encounter on Facebook leads you to Emmie and her underground world of strange fashion, drinking, dancing, sex, and drugs. You become an Emo and discover philosophical atheism and practical Satanism.
Clamor of the Lake
A Modern Arabic Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Clamor of the Lake begins with the appearance of an old fisherman of unknown origin sailing a black boat. Taciturn and enigmatic, he takes on a woman and her twin boys. While he gives away nothing about his past, his undemanding companionship prompts the woman to narrate her turbulent life. Meanwhile,...
Yusif Sayigh
Arab Economist and Palestinian Patriot: A Fractured Life Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
An acclaimed economist and lifelong Palestinian nationalist Yusif Sayigh (1916-2004) came of age at a time of immense political change in the Middle East. Born in al-Bassa, near Acre in northern Palestine, he was witness to the events that led to the loss of Palestine andhis memoir therefore constitutes...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2000
This book presents a concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian throne, from the unification of the country around 3000
by Miral al-Tahawy
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
The Tent is a beautifully written, powerful, and disturbing novel, featuring a host of women characters whose lives are subject to the will of a single, often absent, patriarch and his brutal, foul-mouthed mother. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the lives of the Bedouin and peasant women unfold,...