{"product_id":"cairo-max-rodenbeck-9780679767275","title":"Cairo: The City Victorious","description":"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, Cairo--nicknamed \"the Victorious\"--has never ceased reinventing herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith intimate knowlege, humor, and affection, Rodenbeck takes us on an insider's tour of the magnificent city: its backstreets and bazaars, its belly-dance theaters and hashish dens, its crowded slums and fashionable salons, its incomparably rich past and its challenging future. \u003cb\u003eCairo: The City Victorious\u003c\/b\u003e is a unique blend of travel and history, an epic, resonant work that brings one of the world's great metropolises to life in all its dusty, chaotic beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Rodenbeck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679767274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679767275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2000 pg. 40","brand":"Max Rodenbeck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992274567423,"sku":"9780679767275","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d1047fc-6dc5-4e7c-9805-06fb044ca883.jpg?v=1683315093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cairo-max-rodenbeck-9780679767275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}