{"product_id":"cairo-the-city-victorious-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Departures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679767275","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43812231872649,"sku":"9780679767275","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5391e026-aa9d-4fae-8031-dce5268acd81.jpg?v=1742881320","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/cairo-the-city-victorious-9780679767275","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}