Shepheard's of Cairo: The Birth of the Oriental Grand Hotel
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Few buildings reflect the waxing and waning of European influence in Egypt during the 19th and 20th centuries as profoundly as Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo. Prior to its total destruction during the infamous "Black Saturday" riots of January 1952, the building was a potent symbol of the problematic relationship between native and foreigner, Orient and Occident, colonized and colonizer. Initially the site of Napoleon's headquarters during his ill-fated...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3954903687
ISBN13:9783954903689
Release Date:December 2019
Publisher:Dr Ludwig Reichert
Length:120 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.4" x 10.8"
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