In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780815630364 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 224 str.

Nelly Hanna

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In fine detail, Hanna explores economic influences on culture during periods of plenty and poverty during the first three centuries of Ottoman rule. She unveils a fully-fledged Cairene middle-class culture that bridges the gap between the salons (majalis) of the elite and the common people.