Cairo House

by Samia Serageldin

Book Overview

A work that depicts the glamourous Egypt of the pashas and King Farouk, the police state of the colonels who seized power in 1952, the post-Sadat years and the rise of fundamentalism. It is a study of family and culture in transition and crisis, exploring the ambiguities of status and loyalty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815607938
• ISBN13: 9780815607939
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"