Memos from the Besieged City: Lifelines for Cultural Sustainability

by Djelal Kadir

Book Overview

Memos from the Besieged City argues for the institutional and cultural relevance of literary study through foundational figures, from the 1200s to today, who defied precarious circumstances to make significant contributions to literacy and civilization in the face of infelicitous human acts. Focusing on historically vital crossroads--Baghdad, Florence, Byzantium, Istanbul, Rome, Paris, New York, Mexico City, Jerusalem, Beijing, Stockholm,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804770492
• ISBN13: 9780804770491
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"