In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
(Part of the Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms Series)
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In fine detail, the author explores economic influences on culture during periods of plenty and poverty. She examines the bond between commerce and escalating literacy via the building of schools, the availability of cheap paper, and the proliferation of books. And she assesses coffeehouses, storytellers, and phantom plays as a principal circuit for the spread of oral middle-class culture. Drawing on both published and unpublished sources, Hanna...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0815630360
ISBN13:9780815630364
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:236 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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