Remaking the Modern
Author | : Farha Ghannam |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2002-09-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520230460 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520230469 |
Rating | : 4/5 (469 Downloads) |
Download or read book Remaking the Modern written by Farha Ghannam and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-09-19 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnography of a housing project in Cairo, which demonstrates how the modernizing efforts of the Egyptian government runs headlong into the traditional customs of the area's low-income residents. Brings new meaning to the phrase "global and local."