Cairo: The City Victorious [Paperback] Rodenbeck, Max

From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to Napoleon, Caironicknamed the Victorioushas never ceased reinventing herselfWith intimate knowlege, humor, and affection, Rodenbeck takes us on an insiders tour of the magnificent city: its backstreets ISBN10: 0679767274 ISBN13: 9780679767275 Material Type: paperback